Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, December 11, 2008

12:06 am

flosey

flip

12:06 am

Hugabugs

flip

12:06 am

dart001

flip

12:06 am

rururocks

mine isn't working

12:06 am

flosey

again tonight, a grid but no tile or word stats

12:06 am

flosey

ah, corrected after second refresh

12:07 am

herinfernallady

hello

12:07 am

dart001

you're like me now flos lol

12:07 am

flosey

129 words

12:07 am

flosey

refresh again

12:07 am

laurag

thanks, Dr.

12:07 am

Dr_God

Sorry, sorry, sorry. I guess I had my head up my own arse today, 'cause I forgot to create more puzzles again. I'm creating a lot more than one this time. ;)

12:08 am

herinfernallady

LOL DR G. Love you

12:08 am

Dr_God

Hopefully the server won't be too slow while the it's chuggin' away, creating new puzzles.

12:08 am

flosey

thanks for everything Dr_God,

12:08 am

jillibus

thanks again, DrG -- and flip

12:08 am

Pinikula

Hi Dr. G... ;)

12:08 am

laurag

129 words, I can work at the hospital and still finish!

12:09 am

mab

love you dr. g_d

12:10 am

dart001

phant definite

12:10 am

herinfernallady

Thanks DR G and thank you for the giggle

12:10 am

Hugabugs

that's the first time I had -8 left

12:10 am

tygerbryght

wha hoppen?

12:11 am

jillibus

same as last night, tyger -- DrG had a lapse of memory

12:12 am

tygerbryght

oh, okay. that was scary to see the 2nd time in a row

12:12 am

tygerbryght

at least this is a nice short grid

12:12 am

jillibus

he said he's conjuring several grids this time

12:12 am

dart001

he didn't seem too fr7 getting the new puzzle up

12:13 am

flosey

thanks dart

12:13 am

dart001

phant aerobic

12:13 am

cybernan

hello everyone - glad it didn't take 20 minutes to get the grid up and running tonight!

12:13 am

jillibus

I emailed him right away -- did anyone else?

12:14 am

dart001

too bad bummin doesnt count

12:14 am

tygerbryght

be6

12:14 am

jillibus

yes, ty for the fr7, dart :)

12:14 am

rururocks

I did too jilli

12:14 am

flosey

I didnot jilli, figured it would only take 1 - thanks

12:14 am

dart001

yw

12:14 am

Hugabugs

in8

12:14 am

tygerbryght

oh, yes. the fr7 is a great one :)

12:14 am

jillibus

GMTA, ruru

12:14 am

dart001

phant fornication lol

12:15 am

dart001

di 7

12:15 am

dizgrannie

fi 7

12:16 am

jillibus

Men! Only interested in One Thing...

12:16 am

Hugabugs

fi7

12:16 am

dart001

who us? :)

12:16 am

jillibus

if the foo sh*ts...

12:16 am

dart001

ok other end of scale...phant benediction

12:17 am

flosey

tks for the di7

12:17 am

rururocks

I have other interest jilli

12:17 am

jillibus

ia6 :)

12:17 am

rururocks

like eating and football...lol

12:17 am

dart001

good one jilli ty

12:17 am

flosey

and fi7, ty

12:17 am

jillibus

yeah, right, ruru

12:17 am

rururocks

in 8

12:18 am

Pinikula

mi6 and ni6

12:19 am

mrpresident

hello everyone :)

12:19 am

rururocks

Hello kitty

12:19 am

dart001

hi mrp!!

12:19 am

Pinikula

hi mrp

12:19 am

flosey

hi mrp

12:19 am

mrpresident

have we got the 9 and 10 yet :D ??

12:19 am

mrpresident

hello back to you kitty!

12:20 am

mrpresident

hi dart!
hi pink!
hi flosey!
:)))

12:20 am

jillibus

hello mrp :)

12:20 am

Pinikula

I haven't seen the biggies yet...

12:20 am

mrpresident

Hi jilli!!! ((hugs))

12:20 am

cybernan

I think this is going to be tough

12:20 am

tygerbryght

hey, mrp

12:20 am

stidmama

hello friends! hi mrp! *hugs mrp*

12:21 am

flosey

in9

12:21 am

tygerbryght

and stiddie

12:21 am

Pinikula

hi stid

12:21 am

stidmama

biggies??? *looks, faints*

12:21 am

tygerbryght

it doesn't look the easiest, nan :P

12:21 am

mrpresident

can I just go.... nanananahhhnah! Biggies are in the bag

12:22 am

flosey

wtg mrp

12:22 am

Pinikula

you already have them?

12:22 am

Pinikula

sheesh !!!

12:22 am

jillibus

greek temple alert

12:22 am

mrpresident

sorry, i had a good news day, so am being facetious

12:22 am

Pinikula

er...I mean...wtg!!!

12:22 am

tygerbryght

good news? want to share? :)

12:22 am

jillibus

good news? tell, tell!

12:22 am

stidmama

good news day??? something sharable? wanna share it with the elder stidkid? permanently?

12:23 am

Babs1

what good news, mrp????

12:23 am

Pinikula

oh, yes, plz share!

12:23 am

Pinikula

good news is always a good thing!

12:23 am

cybernan

have an in 8 and in 9

12:23 am

jillibus

hi stid -- teen trouble again?

12:23 am

mrpresident

just got confirmation that the ex-agents we rented throu are a$$wipes.... too bad they are losing in court

12:23 am

stidmama

yes. that IS good news, mrp!

12:24 am

jillibus

charming term to describe charming people, mrp!

12:24 am

mrpresident

makes me feel all gooey and warm on the inside that we did nothing wrong and we can hold our head up high

12:24 am

stidmama

yes jill, do you think the border patrol would notice if I came home alone?

12:24 am

Hugabugs

ac6 and an6

12:24 am

herinfernallady

snap so do i

12:24 am

Pinikula

wtg mrp!!!

12:24 am

mrpresident

hi stiddie!!!

12:24 am

Babs1

Yay for integrity and justice!

12:24 am

jillibus

oh dear, stid!

12:24 am

stidmama

oh mrp -- of course you did nothing wrong! *shocked at the idea*

12:24 am

Hugabugs

in6

12:24 am

stidmama

I will not offend anyone with the things he called me tonight!

12:25 am

herinfernallady

HUgs Mr Pres

12:25 am

mrpresident

oh stid! I can be very wrong... !! but not this time!

12:25 am

Pinikula

uh oh stid!

12:25 am

mrpresident

hugs infern!

12:25 am

mrpresident

who called you what stid????

12:25 am

herinfernallady

I wish we had a bad realestate agent list like the states

12:25 am

jillibus

so will you leave him at home with Tom instead of the trip?

12:26 am

dart001

phant infanticide

12:26 am

tygerbryght

teens are often difficult. Heinlein often said boys should be put in a barrel until they hit 18

12:26 am

mrpresident

too right infern... there should be a black listing for bad agents

12:26 am

stidmama

the elder stidkid. called me terrible things. because I insisted his behavior conform to the situation he finds himself in (not miscontruing something and then deciding to persist in the misapprehension willfully)

12:26 am

Hugabugs

di6

12:26 am

mrpresident

oh he didn't use the B word did he??

12:26 am

stidmama

oh no jill -- he goes on the trip... the only question is whether he gets to have fun on the trip...

12:27 am

jillibus

gonna take him shopping for dresses and such?

12:27 am

stidmama

he used the M-F word, mrp! and THEN the b word... and then... *sigh* that's after I had given him the warning that the escalation was going to result in his losing all activities and privileges (again)

12:27 am

stidmama

rofl Jill! GREAT idea!

12:27 am

mrpresident

LOL jilli! brilliant

12:28 am

mrpresident

oh he needs a slap up the side of the head!! send him my way... we won't stop smiling and praising you after I am finished with him!

12:28 am

herinfernallady

Stid. That is why you penalise him. No money and such. AND he is your slave. If i ever spoke to my parents like that I would be grounded for over a month. I was rude to my gran and I was grounded for a month. I was just rude not bad mouthed

12:28 am

stidmama

so, obviously he was determined to make everything blow up this evening. don't know what was wrong with him tonight, but ...

12:28 am

tygerbryght

oh, my, stid. even as teens, my grandsons would have gotten a whipping from their father - and I'd have approved

12:28 am

stidmama

rofl... oh yes, please, mrp!!!! *grin*

12:29 am

herinfernallady

How old is he stid?

12:29 am

tygerbryght

that kind of disrespect for parents is not acceptable

12:29 am

stidmama

old enough that if I need to, I can boot him. And he has now received that warning.

12:29 am

jillibus

well, stid, I'm sure you've found r4 in the upper left corner here

12:29 am

Babs1

good one, stid!

12:29 am

tygerbryght

yes, I *am* old-fashioned - and not ashamed of it :)

12:29 am

stidmama

except... I don't want to do that to him. He has some fragility that worries me.

12:30 am

tygerbryght

well, that's another option

12:30 am

stidmama

am I a bad mother to expect my children to be respectful?

12:30 am

tygerbryght

NOT IN THE LEAST!!

12:30 am

jillibus

heavens no!!!

12:30 am

tygerbryght

sorry for shouting

12:30 am

flosey

absolutely not stid, you're a great mother

12:30 am

mrpresident

making them slaves for a month works wonders... if they question your chores, you take money away from them. If they argue, they get the car ride.... the one where you strap them to the bonnet and drive at 130mph in a blizzard

12:30 am

stidmama

I find myself thinking that teen angst and assorted other disorders are no excuse for bad behavior

12:31 am

Babs1

I know what you mean stid..my daughter can be insolent, yet she is fragile too...so difficult parent line to walk in disciplining and modeling for them.

12:31 am

tygerbryght

you have a RIGHT to respect. you have loved him, cared for him, and all the stuff a kid should get. this is NOT acceptable repayment

12:31 am

stidmama

LOL mrp! i got an email recently like that... *considers possibility*

12:31 am

stidmama

we ARE expecting snow this weekend...

12:31 am

herinfernallady

Stid is he about 16?

12:31 am

stidmama

about that, lady

12:31 am

Babs1

he's going to have a brrrry butt then?

12:32 am

stidmama

maybe babs... *wicked grin*

12:32 am

Hugabugs

oh I have so much to look forward to - my daughter turns 13 next week and already she has the look that could kill and the eye rolling

12:32 am

herinfernallady

OK please have a laugh on my b.f

12:32 am

mrpresident

my brother was a sweetie until he started dabbling in pot... that was 17.

12:32 am

Hugabugs

and the "I know" for every single comment

12:33 am

Babs1

lol hugabugs! join the survival team --parents going through teenage angst!

12:33 am

stidmama

oh hugs... yes. but know that there is also the strong probability that MOST days will be pleasant and the child is USUALLY be wonderful

12:33 am

tygerbryght

bad news, mrp, even though I'm not freaked about pot, per se

12:33 am

Babs1

the i knows that cut you off mid-sentence!

12:33 am

herinfernallady

Ok it is the time that himself comes home and thus the cat loves his pettings. She was laying dead up and he was petting her and she sneezed right in his face

12:33 am

Hugabugs

yes Babs...exactly... then the whining because she wasn't told....

12:33 am

stidmama

oh dear, mrp -- is there one in every family?

12:33 am

mrpresident

tyger, it just doesn't suit his personality... if that makes sense

12:34 am

stidmama

*wondering how jill handled that, being an only child...*

12:34 am

stidmama

LOL lady! funny cat!

12:34 am

tygerbryght

it's just that teens who start on pot too often become victims of pushers who get them onto other more dangerous stuff

12:34 am

herinfernallady

Funny thing i have seen all day. Im still laughing

12:34 am

Babs1

after the whining...it's "I was just kidding." Why don't you laugh at my jokes?

12:34 am

mrpresident

I do believe so stid... :(

12:34 am

stidmama

yeah, right. I tell my "just kidding" child that he can "just do chores" for a while.

12:34 am

jillibus

I was horrible to my mother as a teen, ran away and all (for about an hour)

12:34 am

tygerbryght

well, I dunno, mrp. you can never tell about who is going to be attracted to pot

12:35 am

tygerbryght

LOL, jilli. I ran away at 5 - to the chicken house

12:35 am

cybernan

50 down and stuck alreadt

12:35 am

Babs1

I ran away when I was about 7...all the way to the end of the block. lol

12:35 am

cybernan

*already

12:35 am

Hugabugs

I have a sister who's 51 and still does it "socially"

12:35 am

tygerbryght

I'm having trouble, too nan

12:35 am

stidmama

oh dear babs... you must have had a very good reason!

12:36 am

stidmama

oh oh nan, then I AM in trouble!

12:36 am

Hugabugs

I'm stuck at 53 words

12:36 am

dart001

68 and slowly getting stuck

12:36 am

herinfernallady

the b.f just said ''oh well shes covered in cat spit im covered in cat snot''

12:36 am

stidmama

I am thinking it's my turn to do the "acting up" in my family. After all, I am a college student again, perhaps I should act the part? *wondering how I would look with a nose ring and goth clothes*

12:36 am

rururocks

left column grety

12:36 am

rururocks

grey

12:37 am

stidmama

hello ruru

12:37 am

jillibus

cute cat, herin, lol!

12:37 am

rururocks

hi stid

12:37 am

stidmama

go dart go!!! (good to know you occasionally slow down... perhaps you are sitting near kryptonite?)

12:37 am

mrpresident

stid, go goth and scare the bejeezus out of the kids!

12:37 am

jillibus

oh puleeez, stid!!!

12:37 am

Hugabugs

fa6

12:37 am

Babs1

and a few tatoos and purple hair whilst you're at it, stid

12:37 am

mixi6

15 word and getting stuck

12:37 am

herinfernallady

Thanks JIll. Stid just tell him to pull his head in or youll do it for him

12:37 am

dart001

lol

12:37 am

stidmama

maybe I just will!

12:37 am

Babs1

how about emo for stid!

12:37 am

stidmama

oh babs, I always wanted purple hair.... *sigh*

12:37 am

dart001

that and reading all the chat :)

12:38 am

jillibus

don't forget the piercings

12:38 am

mixi6

mude

12:38 am

stidmama

go mixi!!! (did it work)

12:38 am

Hugabugs

mi6 x 2

12:38 am

mrpresident

oh come on mixi! give them the 9 and 10!!

12:38 am

rururocks

ma 5/18 * (HEY!)

12:38 am

stidmama

maybe I'll pierce my belly button and start wearing short tops to show it off'

12:39 am

mixi6

fr7,44

12:39 am

herinfernallady

i would like to know if the in 9 is ending the same of the 8 but i don't want it helped

12:39 am

Babs1

a new reality show...parents do body makeovers to imitate teens?

12:39 am

jillibus

not in the winter, stid!

12:39 am

tygerbryght

ROFL, stid. wouldn't jilli get a laugh when you go up there next!??!

12:39 am

herinfernallady

never mind

12:39 am

stidmama

oh right. well, I could haul the kid to mrp's house, it's not winter down there!

12:39 am

dart001

same ending herin

12:39 am

cybernan

yes herin

12:39 am

mrpresident

oh babs, you would love the book "To Love, Honor and Betray"... it is all about that!

12:39 am

cybernan

has the 10 been called?

12:39 am

herinfernallady

I hated to ask

12:40 am

mrpresident

yes nan

12:40 am

herinfernallady

not yet but im hunting it

12:40 am

tygerbryght

yeah, stid. let mrp take care of the problem for you :D

12:40 am

rururocks

got the in 9 thanks

12:40 am

kangabrat

de10, guys.

12:41 am

cybernan

ty kanga

12:41 am

stidmama

:-D if only I could... *sigh* why do so many lovely people live so far away?

12:41 am

jillibus

merci, kanga, not that I'll find it

12:41 am

stidmama

go kanga go!

12:41 am

rururocks

got it the 10

12:41 am

kangabrat

don't have anything else, though!

12:41 am

Hugabugs

an7

12:41 am

rururocks

** happy dance ** bows to kanga

12:41 am

Babs1

I'll have to look for it Mr. P...thanks...silence, listening, interacting...all basic communication skill out the window when the teen is acting out! No win situations abound!

12:42 am

dart001

ty kanga

12:42 am

herinfernallady

HI KANGA

12:42 am

kangabrat

so my pleasure, ruru! makes up for all the times i've lurked and snaffled clues.

12:42 am

stidmama

exactly babs -- your last sentence is how I felt this evening.

12:42 am

kangabrat

hi herin! liked the cat story.

12:43 am

stidmama

AND of course the younger one watches it all. If I let the elder emerge unscathed... *sigh* then I am really in for it

12:43 am

rururocks

phantom: animation

12:43 am

herinfernallady

Kanga its true. She did it. It was funny. Im still grinning

12:43 am

Babs1

mmm..double whammy in preparation...kind of like you feel like you've implicitly enrolled the younger in terrorist training?!

12:43 am

tygerbryght

no joke, stid. the older one is setting expectations for the younger

12:44 am

tygerbryght

better "scathe" the older one :P

12:44 am

herinfernallady

Now she is chasing the reflection off a book

12:44 am

flosey

got the 10, thanks

12:44 am

jillibus

they're very different kids

12:44 am

stidmama

I do tyger... *practices scathing mama look*

12:44 am

kangabrat

how old is she herin?

12:45 am

jillibus

wtg flosey!

12:45 am

mrpresident

my older one is perfect.... my younger one is a little bugger! she tells him off! not sure what happened there

12:45 am

stidmama

yes, they are different kids, jill -- but it is heartbreaking to have to make accomodations ALWAYS for the one and the other never gets the benefit of being recognized for not need accomodations

12:45 am

herinfernallady

about a year

12:46 am

tygerbryght

count your blessings. if the boy had been the rough one, he might have bullied his little sister

12:46 am

kangabrat

lovely age ... for cats and kids! (getting nervous in this chat. my kids are still delightful, but i fear not for long!)

12:46 am

stidmama

oh! I got a 7!

12:46 am

stidmama

and another...

12:46 am

herinfernallady

oh

12:46 am

tygerbryght

at least you know nobody's going to run roughshod over your daughter, mrp :)

12:47 am

herinfernallady

Did someone say the other 8

12:47 am

tygerbryght

oops. just realized the time. gotta go for pills, etc. the way this one's going, I may not be back tonite

12:48 am

tygerbryght

good luck, all - especially you (((stid)))

12:48 am

stidmama

thanks tyger... be well see you tomorrow

12:48 am

herinfernallady

Hugs Tgyer

12:48 am

Babs1

nite all..hitting the hay!

12:48 am

jillibus

ttfn tyger -- I won't be here long -- early start tomorrow

12:48 am

jillibus

night babs

12:48 am

flosey

goodnight Tyger and Babs

12:48 am

herinfernallady

Night Babs

12:48 am

cybernan

you must be close to finishing dart -- or did you finish while I was getting my shortbread out of the oven?

12:49 am

dart001

up to 80

12:49 am

stidmama

no, dart is slow *sneaks look back to be sure kryptonite is tied to his back*

12:49 am

rururocks

72 here

12:50 am

stidmama

I am up to 37. might have a chance...

12:50 am

cybernan

how come so many spanish words are legal, but camino isn't?

12:50 am

dart001

looks around...sees chocolate on his right...might have to have some more :)

12:50 am

herinfernallady

did one of you smarties call the other 8?

12:50 am

stidmama

*lays trail of choclit to nonword pile*

12:50 am

stidmama

not i, lady!

12:51 am

dart001

lolol

12:51 am

Atalante

hi all :)

12:51 am

cybernan

still looking for that de 10

12:51 am

stidmama

hey atalante!

12:51 am

dart001

hi ata

12:51 am

herinfernallady

Hi Ata

12:51 am

flosey

I'm off to bed, goodnight all, be back in the morning

12:51 am

dart001

bye flos

12:51 am

stidmama

sweet dreams flosey!

12:51 am

kangabrat

whoot whoot! monkeyed the 9.

12:51 am

jillibus

hi ata, bye flosey :)

12:51 am

mixi6

night flosey. I will be following in 10 minutes

12:51 am

herinfernallady

night flosey

12:52 am

stidmama

go kanga go!!!!

12:52 am

jillibus

I have 2 BT and want to find them before I pack it in

12:52 am

kangabrat

this is one slow going grid... or maybe just a slow going mind... been a very long year!

12:52 am

flosey

thanks all, and chin up stid, you are a good mom - kids will push the limits at times, be strong

12:53 am

cybernan

bye flosey

12:53 am

dart001

keep seeing defiant infanticide finance

12:53 am

stidmama

I have 5 BT and 90 to go and my head hurts. thanks flosey!

12:53 am

Hugabugs

in6 x 2

12:53 am

stidmama

I think I am going to turn in and play more tomorrow. it's a short day for me.

12:53 am

stidmama

just some time in the lab to clean up, and then I can go home.

12:54 am

kangabrat

best of luck, stid.

12:54 am

herinfernallady

I think iwant the other 8 to apper

12:54 am

herinfernallady

Later Stid

12:54 am

stidmama

thanks all! it's nice to know a) I am not alone and b) some parents survive this stage *poof*

12:54 am

cybernan

ah -- found it

12:54 am

jillibus

chin up, stid, and sleep well

12:54 am

herinfernallady

care to share?

12:54 am

Atalante

I think I want all the i's to go away

12:55 am

herinfernallady

He is of that age you should be greatful he isn't marking his territory on the furniture stid

12:55 am

jillibus

funny, herin! :D

12:56 am

herinfernallady

its true.

12:56 am

jillibus

certainly with teenage dogs

12:57 am

jillibus

my BTsare the left-hand E and O

12:57 am

kangabrat

i just can't do this! see you all later. bye herin!

12:57 am

herinfernallady

Bye Kanga

12:57 am

dart001

middle e?

12:57 am

herinfernallady

Cyber do you have that other 8?

12:57 am

jillibus

bye kanga -- it will all jump out at you when you come back

12:58 am

jillibus

yes, dart -- there's no word for the bottom one

12:58 am

dart001

a decree

12:59 am

jillibus

oh thanks, dart

12:59 am

cybernan

no -- missing one 8 and 6 7's still

12:59 am

dart001

dont have the o yet

12:59 am

jillibus

now just the O below it...

12:59 am

herinfernallady

mmfph

12:59 am

cybernan

bottom a and right m are my two bt's -- surely one out of 10?

1:00 am

jaianniah

Anyone find the nie?

1:00 am

dart001

now i do....4 letter o lots of vowels

1:00 am

jaianniah

nine

1:00 am

Atalante

mine are the right m and the left o

1:00 am

cybernan

ah -- found the bablet

1:01 am

jillibus

right M is a latin dance

1:01 am

dart001

m is an aper a is in physics a particle

1:01 am

artdr

fica

1:01 am

jaianniah

de10

1:01 am

dart001

never mind m..see it can go from both

1:01 am

Atalante

nbt!

1:02 am

herinfernallady

yah ata

1:02 am

jillibus

yay ata -- ya beat me :(

1:03 am

Atalante

sowwy!

1:04 am

Atalante

but how are there so many i words? *grumbles*

1:04 am

dart001

have 20 i's how many?

1:05 am

jillibus

NBT at last

1:05 am

Atalante

woohoo jilli!

1:05 am

Atalante

26 I think

1:05 am

lynxxx

27 icky i's. Hello all

1:06 am

dart001

hi lynxx

1:06 am

Atalante

knew I couldn't add up!

1:06 am

jillibus

I think it's 29 I words

1:06 am

mrpresident

ha! he had to find an extra word! LOL

1:07 am

lynxxx

a bloody lot anyway

1:07 am

lynxxx

hi MRP. How was Lickety after a good nite's sleep?

1:07 am

Atalante

we'll go with lynx's expert assessment!

1:08 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx :)

1:08 am

herinfernallady

my damn cat just bit me

1:08 am

mrpresident

i drugged him lynxx... plied him with alcohol... he slept well, in the other room, cause he snores like an old war horse when he has been drinking!

1:08 am

mrpresident

infern, bite her back!

1:09 am

herinfernallady

I did

1:09 am

lynxxx

hi Jilli, I didn't know about that mountain! It's beautiful

1:09 am

herinfernallady

she was chasing a bug.

1:09 am

jillibus

you would, herin, rofl!

1:10 am

herinfernallady

It was her tail

1:10 am

chic

hello! How's everyone today?

1:10 am

mrpresident

which 7 letter is the bogus word??

1:10 am

jillibus

thanks, lynxxx -- I've never actually been there :(

1:10 am

mrpresident

hi chic!! (((hugs)))

1:10 am

Atalante

one of hobbit's fav words is in the word - a ni4/5

1:10 am

lynxxx

hi Chic!

1:10 am

herinfernallady

Hi CHic

1:10 am

jillibus

hi chic

1:10 am

herinfernallady

brb need to get washing off the line and serve dinner

1:11 am

jillibus

bye herin -- have a good dinner -- I have to go to bed

1:11 am

lynxxx

lol Ata...didn't even realise what that meant

1:12 am

mrpresident

what is washing??? what is serving??? is dinner an anagram for endrin (poison) ??

1:12 am

Atalante

*grins* it's my little Babblet I use when out walking "oh look Hobbit, there might be a ni** near here! let's look!"

1:13 am

dart001

lol mrp

1:13 am

jillibus

must go -- night all -- probably not back tomorrow -- busy

1:13 am

dart001

bye jilli

1:13 am

lynxxx

bye Jili!

1:13 am

cjmomma

hi all and night jili

1:14 am

chic

bye Jilli!

1:14 am

mrpresident

niters jilli :)

1:14 am

Atalante

bye jilli!

1:14 am

chic

Is it just me ? I don't see a lot of words...

1:14 am

jillibus

*poof*

1:14 am

lynxxx

not just you Chic

1:15 am

Jellen

Hi, Babblers!

1:15 am

Atalante

hi Jellen!

1:15 am

lynxxx

hi Jellen

1:16 am

cjmomma

hi Jellen

1:18 am

cjmomma

I can honestly say this is the worst start I've ever had :(

1:18 am

cybernan

75 down -- still have 2 bt's, but crashing -- nite all

1:18 am

Jellen

G'night, nan

1:18 am

dart001

bye nan

1:18 am

cjmomma

night nan

1:18 am

lynxxx

ar6.21 I am sure that is what my chiro rubs on my jaw after she manipulates it!

1:18 am

lynxxx

nite C'nan

1:19 am

cybernan

did you find the 10 herin?

1:19 am

Atalante

yep! good stuff

1:20 am

Jellen

Thanks, lynxxx

1:23 am

Hugabugs

ma7

1:27 am

Atalante

tinca is a word, it is the generic name for perch. Just saying. lol

1:29 am

Jellen

I'm struggling to find words here!

1:30 am

Atalante

arent we all!

1:31 am

Jellen

Nice to know I'm in good company :-)

1:34 am

jaianniah

in9

1:35 am

herinfernallady

i got the 10 but issing the 8

1:36 am

jaianniah

lack of movement is the in 8

1:36 am

herinfernallady

um is there 2 in 8s?

1:36 am

jaianniah

yes

1:36 am

herinfernallady

OH ta

1:37 am

jaianniah

no- I thought you were asking about *'s in geberal- sorry!

1:37 am

jaianniah

it's late!

1:37 am

Hugabugs

an7 x 2

1:37 am

jaianniah

ac8

1:37 am

herinfernallady

ok thank you

1:38 am

jaianniah

to perform an ac*, then not out, then chemical ending for the ac8

1:38 am

Hugabugs

thanks jai

1:39 am

jaianniah

NP!

1:39 am

herinfernallady

cheers I was having a mental blank

1:39 am

dart001

how many 7's total....and for the 8's only 2 and only one nine and one ten?

1:40 am

herinfernallady

9

1:40 am

jaianniah

a pun: ac7 is a place for addicted ac 5-12"s

1:40 am

dart001

missing 3 7's ty herin

1:40 am

jaianniah

9 7's, 28's, 1-9, 1 -10

1:42 am

dart001

have ac 7 an 7 di 7 fi 7 fr 7 ma7....anyone have different?

1:42 am

lynxxx

halfway, back in a bit

1:42 am

Hugabugs

an7 x 2

1:42 am

jaianniah

another clue for a 7- an7- against men

1:43 am

dart001

2 X an 7 then

1:43 am

Hugabugs

so far dart

1:43 am

jaianniah

yes

1:43 am

Hugabugs

I'm missing 2 x 7

1:43 am

dart001

missing 2 7's then

1:46 am

Jellen

Narnia is in the grid...

1:46 am

herinfernallady

Oh so it is Jellen

1:47 am

herinfernallady

I am going now later

1:47 am

dart001

bye herin

1:47 am

Jellen

Bye, herin

1:48 am

sprite

morning all

1:48 am

dart001

hiya sprite!!

1:48 am

Jellen

Hi, sprite!

1:48 am

Hugabugs

am6

1:49 am

sprite

hi dart.
Jellen, hi! How are you? And how is Tim?

1:49 am

Jellen

I'm fine, and Tim is fine...

1:50 am

sprite

that is good to hear.

1:56 am

Hugabugs

ar6

1:56 am

dart001

100 down last 29 for the morn..nite all

1:57 am

sprite

night dart

1:57 am

Hugabugs

g'nite dart

1:57 am

Jellen

G'night, dart

1:57 am

dart001

bye sprite jellen hug pooof

1:59 am

sprite

woot fouind the 10!

2:03 am

Hugabugs

in7

2:05 am

Jellen

Good night, all!

2:05 am

Jellen

I'm over halfway!

2:05 am

sprite

night Jellen

2:05 am

Hugabugs

im6

2:05 am

sprite

are you asking for them, Hugs?

2:06 am

Hugabugs

nope - calling them

2:07 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya buddies, what did i miss?

2:08 am

sprite

for whom? Looks like I am the only one left!

2:08 am

sprite

hi Gwen, nothing much I think

2:08 am

Hugabugs

for anyone who might be lurking, or looking back in the chat log

2:09 am

sprite

ok Hugs, I'll be back later.

2:09 am

MonkeyGames

Hi folks! I'm at school an hour early because I don't need to take the test the others ar etaking but there wasn't enough time to go home after dropping Walter off at HIS school. So here I am in teh computer lab.

2:10 am

Hugabugs

Hi Monkey

2:12 am

Book Doctor Gwen

welcome to the computer lab, monkey! hope your keyboard isn't too sticky

2:12 am

MonkeyGames

Nah, nobody ever comes in here...

2:12 am

MonkeyGames

A slight exxaggeration, but still.

2:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh, found the 9!

2:13 am

MonkeyGames

Oh good for you!

2:14 am

Book Doctor Gwen

8-D

2:16 am

flosey

back again - sleepless!

2:16 am

Book Doctor Gwen

test!

2:16 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oy, board was stuck

2:16 am

MonkeyGames

Hi Flosey!

2:16 am

flosey

Hi MG

2:16 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya flosey

2:17 am

flosey

hi Gwen

2:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

maniac! is not in the game

2:18 am

MonkeyGames

I keep seeing it too. And fanatic.

2:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

finished the Ts LOL

2:20 am

Hugabugs

just finished the F's

2:21 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh, i only have 5 Fs . . .

2:21 am

MonkeyGames

I only have 4.

2:21 am

Book Doctor Gwen

long day, no brains left

2:22 am

MonkeyGames

Just got up, triked through cold. No brains yet.

2:22 am

Book Doctor Gwen

triked as in rode a three-wheeled conveyance?

2:23 am

MonkeyGames

Yup, my new bakfiets. The old one finally died. It's a Dutch design pedal-powered thing with a regular bike for a back and a big wood box with kid seats for teh front.

2:23 am

Book Doctor Gwen

sounds super.

2:25 am

MonkeyGames

Here is a picture of a typical one (my new one has a longer front and an aluminum frame, but this is a typical one): http://www.debakfietsspecialist.nl/bak
fiets.jpg

2:26 am

Book Doctor Gwen

looks like fun. how many guilders (is that the word?) (yes, i know you have euros now)

2:27 am

MonkeyGames

Well, mine was second hand and I got it at a third of its value through good luck. It was 350 Euros, which would be about 750 guilders if we still had them. I couldn't afford a new one and was in a panic but my father, who also has very little money so I didn't ask, offered to get me a second hand one.

2:28 am

MonkeyGames

I need it to get Walter to school and the groceries home.

2:28 am

Hugabugs

well, 15 left for tomorrow - g'nite all

2:28 am

Book Doctor Gwen

night hugs

2:29 am

MonkeyGames

Night, Hugs!

2:29 am

Book Doctor Gwen

if i had somewhere to put it, i would seriously consider gatting some kind of bike for short trips.

2:32 am

MonkeyGames

I have no car. These things ar eused for about 1/3 of child transport here.

2:32 am

MonkeyGames

Oops, gotta go, another student needs to discuss the Big Project! Bye all!

2:33 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i only just got a car after being carless for nearly a year. 16yo rustbucket. weee!

2:33 am

Book Doctor Gwen

bye bye monkey

2:33 am

Book Doctor Gwen

(alone at last!! mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha)

2:34 am

Book Doctor Gwen

woking on the Fs, still need 3 Fs, ack!

2:35 am

Book Doctor Gwen

now filling up the chat room so that only my icon appears . . .

2:35 am

Book Doctor Gwen

crackers, yum

2:35 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i have too many dvds i haven't watched yet

2:35 am

Book Doctor Gwen

how about that obama?

2:36 am

Book Doctor Gwen

more crackers, yum

2:36 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ah, that did it

2:36 am

flosey

what has he done Gwen, I have liked that man since I read his book about his father

2:38 am

MayneGuy

hi flosey, you're up late tonight.

2:38 am

Book Doctor Gwen

he can put words together to make sentences. that right there makes him smarter than a lot of politicians LOL

2:38 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya mayne

2:39 am

flosey

hi MGuy, went to bed but couldn't sleep - might as well get up and babble!

2:39 am

MayneGuy

hi book you seem to be all alone.

2:40 am

flosey

I believe that Gwen, he has a great presence

2:41 am

Book Doctor Gwen

plus, he is effing smart. notice that he has not mentioned criminal prosecution for anyone in current adminnistration, but i predict he will pursue it once in office

2:44 am

bookwomen

hello gwen. Oy. just finished. This was a hard grid.

2:45 am

MayneGuy

way to go book.

2:45 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi there BW. i still need 58 and my brains are going . . .

2:45 am

Book Doctor Gwen

but many congrats!!

2:46 am

bookwomen

this one would be hard to finish w/o brains.

2:46 am

Book Doctor Gwen

used all my gray cells to find the 9, but the 10, nope

2:47 am

flosey

want a clue gwen?

2:47 am

bookwomen

the 10 is rather easy for someone like you who enjoys finding out what the words mean. the de 10

2:47 am

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks for the clue . . . hunting

2:48 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, i got it. way easy when ya know how 8-)

2:48 am

flosey

wtg

2:49 am

bookwomen

congrats gwen.

2:49 am

Book Doctor Gwen

well, 52 to go and i am going to hit the hay. Hey. I mean good night, see y'all tomorrow ZZZZZZ

2:49 am

flosey

staring at this grid but not seeing it, really tired

2:49 am

MayneGuy

nite gwen

2:50 am

bookwomen

nite gwen. I am going as well.

2:50 am

VolleymomDee

late flip; howdy all!

2:51 am

MayneGuy

howdy dee. everyone is going to bed.

2:51 am

flosey

hi Dee

2:51 am

flosey

not me, yet

2:51 am

VolleymomDee

lol... hi flosey; mayne... they are smart

2:52 am

VolleymomDee

this looks like a tough one

2:54 am

MayneGuy

no s, and very few past tense.

3:14 am

flosey

has everyone fallen asleep

3:15 am

VolleymomDee

not I

3:17 am

flosey

ty but afraid it's time to get back to bed

3:17 am

flosey

goodnight, be back in morning

3:17 am

VolleymomDee

cya soon

3:18 am

flosey

yes

3:28 am

stefaneechi

how many words in the grid?

3:29 am

spanner

129

3:42 am

jacq

oh wow i found the 10

3:42 am

jacq

s a happy dance

3:42 am

jacq

and hello

3:42 am

jacq

lol

3:42 am

VolleymomDee

what does it start with wtg!!!

3:43 am

jacq

de10/98 i could tell you what it means but that would be a dead giveaway

3:43 am

jacq

hey Dee, ty

3:44 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much...

3:44 am

jacq

yw

3:44 am

jacq

phantom word - fornicate

3:46 am

VolleymomDee

found the de ty ty!!

3:47 am

jacq

wtg!!

3:54 am

Merk

clue please for the first am 5,14

3:55 am

jacq

sorry Merk, don't have it

3:56 am

Merk

I'll keep plugging away.

3:57 am

lynxxx

try a & small vermin but last vowel changed

3:57 am

jacq

it's an extension of the am4/6 above it

3:58 am

jacq

hey lynxx

3:58 am

lynxxx

hi Jacq

4:02 am

Merk

ty

4:03 am

lynxxx

yw

4:14 am

Merk

I have such a poor connection. I don't even see my chat comments appearing anymore.

4:19 am

herinfernallady

ihi

4:19 am

mrpresident

LOL! am watching Ford Fairlane!! so so wrong! the jokes are hysterical!

4:19 am

jacq

hey lady

4:19 am

herinfernallady

Howdy

4:19 am

herinfernallady

Howdy

4:19 am

jacq

hey mrp

4:20 am

PMS

iamb is

4:20 am

herinfernallady

hey PRes

4:20 am

mrpresident

hey hey hey!

4:21 am

herinfernallady

so what you up to pres?

4:22 am

lynxxx

TY PMS - led me to my last 7 as well!

4:22 am

lynxxx

what is Ford Fairlane MRP?

4:23 am

mrpresident

ford fairlane is a movie about a rock n roll detective with extra attitude! it is very very funny.... the jokes are all original masterpieces and the story is mobster/private eye related.
It is a cult classic

4:25 am

lynxxx

I'll look out for it - sounds intersting

4:25 am

mrpresident

infern, i am relaxing with wine... happy that the real estate agent is losing the court case

4:26 am

lynxxx

really! what great news!

4:26 am

jacq

how is lickety today?

4:27 am

mrpresident

lynxx... you would find it very funny! It was made in the 80's.... so goes along the lines of breakfast club, fast times at ridgemont high etc... but better

4:27 am

herinfernallady

glad its going better pres

4:28 am

mrpresident

lickety kind of hit shock at midday... had to give him a cuddle and valium. he has had a rough couple of days... lots of his employees got the sack too

4:28 am

Eva

rumn

4:29 am

mrpresident

he is dealing with idiot agent, sacking 80% of his staff and car accident... is hard yakka

4:29 am

jacq

that's hard

4:29 am

herinfernallady

erk

4:30 am

mrpresident

we sent the sweetest email to the agent today.... anyone wanna see it??

4:31 am

lynxxx

very hard yakka! what a sh***y week for Lickety, glad he has got you MRP

4:31 am

herinfernallady

yup

4:33 am

jacq

can anyone give me the stats for the 9 please?

4:33 am

lynxxx

in9.66 will give you the lead in

4:34 am

VolleymomDee

I have an in 8/45... was the other 8 named?

4:35 am

lynxxx

ac7.50 on the ac5.12

4:35 am

jacq

ty lynxxx, should have gottenn that since i had the di

4:35 am

mrpresident

the in6 leads to the in9

4:35 am

lynxxx

sorry ac8.50 that is

4:35 am

herinfernallady

ac

4:36 am

VolleymomDee

ty so much!

4:40 am

jacq

not getting that ac8 lynxxx can you reclue?

4:41 am

lynxxx

ac5.12 with a chemical end (see n4.5)

4:42 am

jacq

ty, was looking everywhere but there

4:42 am

herinfernallady

this grid is hard or my pillow is making me sleepy

4:42 am

jacq

both??

4:43 am

lynxxx

not the pillow Infernal

4:43 am

herinfernallady

this pillow is really comy

4:43 am

herinfernallady

comfy even

4:46 am

lynxxx

Down to 30 - still 11 i's missing though! Nite everyone

4:46 am

herinfernallady

Nite Lynx

4:47 am

jacq

nite lynxxx

4:48 am

herinfernallady

I think i may attack these I words

4:48 am

chickieo8

good morning all :)

4:48 am

herinfernallady

CHIIIIICKIe

4:49 am

chickieo8

hiya ladyyyyy!!

4:49 am

chickieo8

nite Lyn:)

4:51 am

herinfernallady

How are you Chickie

4:52 am

VolleymomDee

anyone know what the 1st column o starts with?

4:53 am

herinfernallady

no idea

4:53 am

Atalante

o, at a guess

4:53 am

jacq

lol

4:53 am

herinfernallady

HI ata

4:53 am

Eva

infra

4:53 am

jacq

hey Ata

4:54 am

Atalante

ob really :P

4:54 am

Eva

so sorry----and good morning

4:54 am

VolleymomDee

lol ata

4:54 am

Atalante

ob4/6

4:54 am

mrpresident

OH time for bed!! too tired to think anymore
niters all :))

4:55 am

jacq

can you do that with the ob?

4:55 am

Sally-catlover

No need to apologise Eva - and ty :-)

4:55 am

chickieo8

not too bad Lady. My plow guy finally got the snow moved so I can see the road from the house! We had 14" in 24 hrs. I hate to see what Jan.&Feb. will bring!

4:55 am

Sally-catlover

Morning all

4:55 am

jacq

nite mrp, regards and best wishes to lickety

4:55 am

jacq

hey Sally

4:55 am

Atalante

the ob - just add random vowels!

4:55 am

jacq

wow chickie, sounds amazing

4:55 am

mrpresident

thanks jacq :)

4:56 am

Sally-catlover

What I like is when I make up a word and it works!

4:56 am

VolleymomDee

I've never seen that one before

4:56 am

jacq

lol me too Sally

4:56 am

Sally-catlover

How are things up in Scotland jacq?

4:56 am

Eva

wow chickie! Is that typical for your region this early in the season? They are predicting our first big one for the next 48 hours, but only between 6-12 inches. Better than the ice

4:56 am

jacq

my daughter says it's yuckie

4:56 am

chickieo8

nite merp:) HI Eva,sally and Dee :)

4:56 am

jacq

i'm in the south now, but am still scottish lol

4:57 am

Sally-catlover

Hi Chickie

4:57 am

VolleymomDee

hi chic

4:57 am

jacq

i think this will be a hard winter, we had snow in october which is really early for us

4:57 am

herinfernallady

thanks

4:57 am

chickieo8

No Eva ,we very seldom ever get that much at one time!

4:57 am

Sally-catlover

Finding this grid very slow. Only have 40 words and they were like drawing blood

4:57 am

Sally-catlover

We had snow in October, end of October.

4:58 am

jacq

it's a hard one Sally

4:58 am

Sally-catlover

Very hard frosts every morning atm. -2.2C last night.

4:58 am

Eva

It feels like this winter came on really quickly and dramaticaly, but that could be because I'm getting older, and also because we had such a prolonged and warm fall that it was a shock.

4:58 am

jacq

nods, as did we, the cairngoirms were beautiful, trully stunning seeing them all white and massive against the sky

4:58 am

Sally-catlover

Mind you, think we need the cold weather to kill the bugs.

4:58 am

Sally-catlover

Warm winters not good for the garden!

4:58 am

herinfernallady

OH I have a really funny cat tale to tell

4:59 am

Eva

It seems like the grids this past week have been especially annoying. Whats a cairngoirm?

4:59 am

Sally-catlover

Settles down with saucer of milk to listen to herin

5:00 am

jacq

a mountain range and a ntional park, ski country

5:00 am

Eva

ah

5:00 am

Sally-catlover

Have only been Babbling for a few months. Is there a grid on Christmas Day? Just wondering what time I have to get up to get it done before OH wakes.

5:00 am

herinfernallady

Ok every night the b.f comes home the cat goes belly up and dead like to receive the double ear scratchings. Well tonight proceeded as normal until he saw a bit of ick in her nose. He went to get it out and she sneezed in his face. So damn funny i laughed till i cried

5:00 am

jacq

lol

5:01 am

jacq

lolololol

5:01 am

Sally-catlover

lol

5:01 am

chickieo8

MY chickens kill a lot of the bugs :) The snow only gets to me if I need to get out and can't!

5:02 am

herinfernallady

so damn funny. Then he turns around and says ''well she is covered in cat spit and im covered in cat snot''

5:02 am

Eva

mide

5:02 am

chickieo8

Love those cats :)

5:02 am

Eva

mina

5:02 am

Eva

ACK!!!!!!

5:02 am

Sally-catlover

We're on a hill with a sharp bend, so the lane gets very slippery in hard frost and snow.

5:02 am

Eva

well, at least one of them was useful

5:03 am

herinfernallady

But at least my cat is solid entertainment

5:03 am

Sally-catlover

Do you want to hear my funny cat story? Not to read while eating or drinking I think.

5:04 am

herinfernallady

ok tell

5:04 am

Sally-catlover

OK, hang on.

5:04 am

Eva

sure Sally-we cat lovers have strong constitutions

5:04 am

chickieo8

I'm on a hill also then when I turn out of the drive way I have to go up anther hill :)

5:05 am

herinfernallady

CHickie get out your snow shows

5:06 am

VolleymomDee

anyone know what the m words start with ... last column m?

5:06 am

Eva

same here chickie and a long winding driveway. Had to have the sander come yesterday. One gets quite expert at exactly the right speed, angle, gear, steering to make it up. Then there are the times when one only makes it halfway up and has to slither backwards down ice trying not to get mired in snow drifts. So tell me again, whey do we live here?

5:06 am

VolleymomDee

I have the ma 5/18

5:06 am

Sally-catlover

One of my cats used to love to lie across the back of our necks. She would even do this in the car. One day my husband had to take her to vets cos she had an abscess on her neck. She lay across the back of his neck and rubbed herself lovingly against him. Suddenly there was a dreadful smell. The abscess had burst. Then there was a nastier smell and a wet feeling. The relief had made her wee. When he paid the vets he reeked of pus and pee, and so did the cash. I laughed, and said we had a pissy pus-y pussy. Sorry - you did ask!

5:06 am

chickieo8

Funny you should say that,a friend of mine came out yesterday to bow hunt and he had snow shows with him!

5:07 am

BabbleRabble

ma 7

5:07 am

Eva

ewwww Sally!

5:07 am

VolleymomDee

ty ty

5:07 am

VolleymomDee

duh never even thot of that ...

5:08 am

Sally-catlover

It's all true.

5:08 am

herinfernallady

Sally that is too funny

5:08 am

chickieo8

YUCK:(

5:08 am

Sally-catlover

It was funny (to me). When he got home he had to take every stitch off and put it in the washing machine, and then wash the car out.

5:09 am

Sally-catlover

She was a lovely cat, really attached to me, but sadly no longer with us.

5:09 am

Eva

I keep my shoe cleats in the car in case I can't drive up and have to claw my way home

5:09 am

herinfernallady

Poor kitty and now your are stuck with paint brush kitty

5:09 am

Eva

the tropics are looking really good to me right now

5:09 am

Sally-catlover

Hey don't be rude about my cat! They both have black tails.

5:10 am

herinfernallady

I am not being rude I love the white kitty with paint brush dipped tail.

5:11 am

Sally-catlover

The other one has black splodges along her back as though someone has taken a giant thumb to her.

5:11 am

LynnNate08

gd' morn' all hows the grid?

5:11 am

herinfernallady

norrrrrr

5:11 am

chickieo8

I would be in deep Poo poo if I got stuck because I can't walk very far or lift my legs very high :)

5:11 am

herinfernallady

Oh dear chickie

5:12 am

chickieo8

GM 08 :)

5:12 am

chickieo8

GM 08 :)

5:13 am

herinfernallady

HI Lynn

5:14 am

Eva

chickie-just looked at your profile to see why you can't walk far and discovered, to my surprise, that you were hoday in a previous incarnation.

5:14 am

LynnNate08

hi her

5:14 am

chickieo8

yep that's me :)

5:14 am

herinfernallady

Eva how is merp

5:16 am

lshult

yahoooooo!!!! just found in8/45 & in9/66.... oh...hi, by the way!!!!

5:16 am

Eva

merp is fine. He had an adventure yesterday. We had to leave the house for a few hours, while the exterminator was here dealing with a massive carpenter any invasion. We went to a friends art studio and he got to explore and had a great time once he stopped wailing and going through his "they stuffed me in a carrying case and I'm scarred for life" routine.

5:17 am

Eva

ishult-clues please?

5:17 am

herinfernallady

THey do that

5:17 am

lshult

in8=not to do anything

5:17 am

herinfernallady

Mine just climbs into her basket and purrs. We even put a harness on her first

5:18 am

Eva

havae that one ishult-but no 9

5:18 am

Eva

and no 10

5:19 am

herinfernallady

de10

5:19 am

lshult

definition of in9 is " proclamation made every 15 years in the later Roman Empire, fixing the valuation of property to be used as a basis for taxation"

5:19 am

Eva

phantom-minaret

5:20 am

lshult

I found it by putting in infront of a word meaning "correct mode of speach" and it worked!!

5:20 am

Eva

thanks ishult!

5:21 am

Sally-catlover

Ty! Had the word meaning correct mode of speech so good.

5:21 am

jacq

the 10 is de 10/98, i would tell you the meaning but that would give it away

5:21 am

jacq

lol ish go to the pb

5:21 am

Eva

and thanks herin!!

5:21 am

Eva

and jac

5:21 am

jacq

eva, ishult already said it

5:22 am

jacq

wasn't me, i just clued then read the chog

5:23 am

lshult

thanks for the de10 clue jacq

5:23 am

jacq

be back later, happy babbling

5:24 am

herinfernallady

mmph

5:24 am

jacq

lol ish, you put it in the chog when you clued the 9

5:24 am

LynnNate08

ro 5/14 pleas?

5:24 am

KristineNas

NO

5:24 am

KristineNas

lol

5:24 am

LynnNate08

grrrrr\

5:24 am

KristineNas

Good Morning Babble

5:24 am

jacq

laters

5:24 am

chickieo8

this grid is uckie>>>>>> I'm going to go eat breakfast bye all :-)

5:25 am

herinfernallady

Hi KRist

5:25 am

lshult

didn't even notice Jacq...does this qualify for the sin bin?

5:25 am

herinfernallady

Later Chickie

5:26 am

KristineNas

Hiya lady '

5:27 am

herinfernallady

HOws the rug rats?

5:27 am

LynnNate08

ar 6? kris

5:28 am

KristineNas

They're doing ok , have had a few unsettling days , but overall well !

5:28 am

KristineNas

I just started Lynn

5:28 am

LynnNate08

get on it now sista!

5:28 am

Eva

ar6 is a homeopathic remedy

5:28 am

LynnNate08

lol

5:28 am

KristineNas

lol

5:28 am

KristineNas

Do you know we are under a Winter Storm WARNING from today through 1 pm tomorrow ?

5:29 am

LynnNate08

thanks eva

5:29 am

Eva

yw

5:29 am

herinfernallady

yuckie

5:29 am

LynnNate08

yes i love it

5:29 am

KristineNas

I got the text at like 1 this morning

5:29 am

LynnNate08

let it snow!

5:30 am

LynnNate08

oh i c

5:30 am

herinfernallady

but that means SNOWDAY

5:30 am

Eva

yup Kristin...gotta love Vermont. Or head for the bahamas. I keep trying to convince my village partners that we sould all chip in and get a place in Costa Rica as a village time share

5:30 am

KristineNas

Amen to that Eva

5:30 am

LynnNate08

not here it doesnt her lol

5:30 am

Eva

Last year was truly ridiculous in terms of amounts of snow

5:31 am

KristineNas

Yes it was

5:31 am

herinfernallady

If i lived there and the thermometer hit under 10 C then no leaving the house for me.

5:31 am

KristineNas

They are open today lady , we shall see about tomorrow

5:31 am

Eva

and by March everyone was quite snarly

5:31 am

KristineNas

snarly is NOT the word

5:32 am

herinfernallady

bugger that. I hate cold

5:32 am

Eva

violent, alcoholic and clinically depressed?

5:32 am

KristineNas

21 degrees right now

5:32 am

KristineNas

YES EVA !!!!

5:33 am

Eva

but we do this voluntarily. Makes you wonder

5:34 am

KristineNas

About our common sense ? lol WE HAVE NONE

5:34 am

KristineNas

About our common sense ? lol WE HAVE NONE

5:34 am

herinfernallady

So how many babies are then born after winter?/

5:34 am

KristineNas

there were a ton when Lynn and I had ours lol

5:35 am

KristineNas

and several more popping up now

5:35 am

herinfernallady

no comment on you two. how many between you again/

5:35 am

Eva

already making my list of what to pick up in town today. But often these first predictions are on the histrionic side...they get all het up and then nothing much happens. Don't know herein...never checked the statistics, but I bet you're right.

5:35 am

KristineNas

i have 4 lynn has 3

5:35 am

LynnNate08

lol i have 1 on the way

5:35 am

KristineNas

I

5:35 am

KristineNas

ll be doing the same Eva

5:35 am

KristineNas

and there's the bomb lol

5:36 am

LynnNate08

ol

5:36 am

Eva

And it hasn't even really snowed yet. You two are dangerous

5:36 am

herinfernallady

I can't stand cold.

5:36 am

herinfernallady

I bitch and whine when it hits 15f

5:36 am

KristineNas

LOL NOT me anymore , they neutred me or spayed I never could rememer which it is

5:36 am

herinfernallady

15 C even

5:36 am

KristineNas

I'm an altered female lol

5:37 am

Eva

tomorrow is my birthday, so was planning to go out for dinner, but am now thinking about cooking a nice meal. There really isn't any decent take home around here.

5:37 am

KristineNas

I hate the cold HATE HATE HATE

5:37 am

LynnNate08

i will be after this one!

5:37 am

Eva

Kristin-why are you living in Vermont?!!!!!

5:37 am

LynnNate08

it better be a boy kris im praying!

5:37 am

KristineNas

Wel Happy Birthday if I don't see you and yes as far as take out ,VERMONT STINKS

5:37 am

herinfernallady

LYN you having another one?

5:37 am

Eva

Did you get lost?

5:38 am

LynnNate08

yes her

5:38 am

KristineNas

I am here due to circumstance and pray every night to go back home but it aint happenin

5:38 am

LynnNate08

im insane!

5:38 am

herinfernallady

Happy birthday if i dont see you Eva.

5:38 am

Eva

thanks all

5:38 am

Eva

where was "home"?

5:38 am

herinfernallady

WOW Lynn congrats. Make it an even four a piece with Krists kids

5:38 am

KristineNas

yup lol

5:38 am

crosshair

morning ladies;)

5:39 am

LynnNate08

lol i know but i want it to be a boy three girls enough for me lol

5:39 am

herinfernallady

Hi crossy

5:39 am

Eva

morning cross

5:39 am

crosshair

lynn you expecting?

5:39 am

LynnNate08

bi 5/14 kris my last b?

5:39 am

KristineNas

I am not liking this grid

5:39 am

herinfernallady

YOu know that its going to be a girl now you said that

5:39 am

LynnNate08

yes cross

5:39 am

LynnNate08

lol i kbnow

5:39 am

KristineNas

I have 21 words lynn , too busy chattin lol

5:40 am

crosshair

yaa for lynn! 21 gun salute for lynn!

5:40 am

LynnNate08

ok

5:40 am

KristineNas

aim that salute for her head would ya LOL

5:40 am

LynnNate08

lol bite me

5:40 am

Eva

kristine-where were you originaly from?

5:40 am

herinfernallady

Why dont' you just swap one of the kids with Kris?

5:41 am

LynnNate08

lol never thought of that

5:41 am

KristineNas

New York , The REAL N.Y. , Queens !

5:41 am

KristineNas

She can have my 17 year old son if she wants a boy SHE AINT GETTIN MY BABY lol

5:41 am

Eva

I grew up in Manhattan Kristine...the REAL N.Y.!

5:41 am

KristineNas

Good for you !

5:42 am

LynnNate08

lol justin can stay right there ty

5:42 am

KristineNas

so we left our common sense over the Hudson

5:42 am

KristineNas

so we left our common sense over the Hudson

5:42 am

KristineNas

LOL lynn

5:43 am

Eva

And left as soon as I could. How did you end up in Rutland of all places. You guys seem to be the vortex for all kinds of disastrous weather-floods,etc

5:43 am

Eva

17 year old boys should probably be passed around from adult to adult before they can wear any one person down. They can be quite delightful in small doses

5:44 am

KristineNas

My best friends owned a house up here that became available and I said ok I'll go look , and BOOM never went back , except to get the kids lol

5:44 am

herinfernallady

My friends 15 year old is already working full time on holidays and going to back to school next year. I did have to only once tell him this year to pull his head in

5:45 am

crosshair

i have a 14 year old to pass around if you like eva...

5:45 am

Eva

I do have a really fondness for adolescents. As long as I don't have to live with them.

5:45 am

KristineNas

I agree with that Eva , my son WOW lol

5:45 am

KristineNas

I agree with that Eva , my son WOW lol

5:46 am

LynnNate08

on 5 anyone

5:46 am

crosshair

that goes with the old saw"i love kids,as long as they are not mine"

5:46 am

KristineNas

my computer is being very fresh !

5:47 am

Sally-catlover

on5 - on + nervous movement of th eyelid.

5:47 am

Eva

The energy, the drive for independence, the drama and size of their dreams, their conviction that they can have their cake and eat it too....however "unrealistic" is still inspiring. (As I said, on a non-residential basis)

5:47 am

herinfernallady

Never wanted rug rats of my own fun to hand back over

5:47 am

LynnNate08

ty sally

5:48 am

herinfernallady

thanks Sally

5:48 am

LynnNate08

de 5?

5:48 am

Sally-catlover

de5: to put off

5:49 am

Eva

Just remember Kristine-Dec 21 is coming soon and then the days will start getting longer. That's my mantra. That and loads of vitamin D3 just might getme through

5:49 am

LynnNate08

to put off?

5:50 am

Sally-catlover

Yes, to put off till another day.

5:50 am

LynnNate08

ty

5:51 am

LynnNate08

de 7?

5:51 am

LynnNate08

im not seeing any d;s today geez

5:52 am

Sally-catlover

Ok, de7: what you might have in your bank balance at this time of year :-)

5:52 am

Eva

still totally stupmed by those 2 right hand m's

5:53 am

herinfernallady

not gettign taht

5:53 am

LynnNate08

hmmmmmmm

5:53 am

Sally-catlover

You asking me herin?

5:53 am

herinfernallady

yes

5:54 am

LoriP

Thanks to the recseeion de 7 is what Governments will run in their Budgets

5:54 am

Sally-catlover

If you spend more than you have, you will have a de7 in your bank account

5:54 am

KristineNas

I think I'm back to normal , if you can see me , if you can't I'm throwing in the towel

5:54 am

LoriP

Eva, the m on the right, think of a dance, then extend it

5:54 am

herinfernallady

nevermind

5:54 am

herinfernallady

THanks Lori.

5:54 am

herinfernallady

Is that an MY lori?

5:54 am

LoriP

G'd morning folks, just slid chat over to take a mental health break before heading out

5:55 am

LoriP

right hand m, ma

5:55 am

herinfernallady

ok

5:56 am

herinfernallady

fish for me please

5:56 am

LoriP

I've fought my way down to 14, but this grid is tricky for my DENSA brain

5:56 am

LoriP

Got those m's now Eva?

5:56 am

Eva

got the dance lori-thanks, but not the extension yet

5:56 am

herinfernallady

i think it may be tricky for mensa

5:57 am

LoriP

Past tense it

5:57 am

herinfernallady

mr horse ending

5:57 am

Eva

thanks lori!!

5:57 am

Eva

and herine

5:59 am

Eva

time to take care of the stove and Merp. Back later.

5:59 am

herinfernallady

laters

5:59 am

gran

Clue please for mi 7/40

5:59 am

BabbleRabble

In my area, it is not Mensa, but Lefse

6:01 am

BabbleRabble

no mi 7

6:02 am

BabbleRabble

mi 4 5 4 4 4 5 6 6 4

6:02 am

gran

Is the total for today 129/1961

6:03 am

BabbleRabble

yes

6:03 am

Sally-catlover

There's an mi 7/40 listed in Lickety

6:03 am

BabbleRabble

I am finished and there is no mi 7

6:03 am

gran

Thanks, I was searching for mi 7/40 totally unaware that I was finished!

6:03 am

herinfernallady

OH thats the one thats not needed

6:04 am

Trifioso

hiya babble land

6:04 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, gran

6:04 am

Sally-catlover

Thanks - good to know not to search for it!

6:04 am

herinfernallady

TRIFFFFFFS pick the one time about to snooze

6:04 am

Trifioso

it

6:04 am

VolleymomDee

for 7's I have ac, an, de, di, fi, fr, in, ma anyone know what I am missing, please?

6:04 am

Trifioso

it's all good herin. I will be here multiple times today

6:05 am

herinfernallady

yah

6:05 am

BabbleRabble

2 an

6:06 am

VolleymomDee

ty babble!

6:08 am

herinfernallady

how are you trifs?

6:08 am

Trifioso

"Minot" is the name of a beach near here, and I am so sorry you won't all be able to see it someday - it is spectacularly beautiful

6:09 am

Trifioso

I am managing, herin. I have been mad productive all week, which always makes me feel good. How's you?

6:09 am

LynnNate08

help with the i in the right bottom hand corner please?

6:09 am

herinfernallady

4 days busy yesturday i pjed it

6:09 am

crosshair

trif..:(( will be 6 months before i see sand again:(

6:09 am

herinfernallady

Io 6\5 12

6:10 am

herinfernallady

opps

6:10 am

Trifioso

I pjed the morning yest, but then I hit the ground running all after

6:10 am

herinfernallady

that was IO 5 12

6:10 am

Trifioso

oh, sorry cross. Well, it is not like anyone is hanging out at Minot today, of course. It's raining, and it is december....

6:10 am

LynnNate08

???????????

6:11 am

BabbleRabble

in 5 -- add charged particle

6:11 am

LynnNate08

ty

6:11 am

LynnNate08

ni 6?

6:12 am

EspritdJean

found in vitamins

6:12 am

crosshair

-12 c this lovely morning with a gentle wind wafting out of the north at about 1000 miles an hour lol

6:12 am

herinfernallady

TRifs I made the decision today to reenrol in my course

6:13 am

Trifioso

lol cross! my mother didn't have power for about an hour last night, along with half the town, due to a tree blown down onto the power lines....

6:13 am

Trifioso

herin! well done you! what will you be studying?

6:13 am

herinfernallady

the rest of my buisness legal admin

6:13 am

Trifioso

Esprit!!!! how are you, dear one? How is Rocky?

6:14 am

NonoNanette

(((Jean))) how are things?

6:14 am

EspritdJean

Rocky is gone :-(

6:14 am

carleekat

good morning

6:14 am

NonoNanette

Hi everyone

6:14 am

herinfernallady

waves hello to everyone i missed?

6:14 am

carleekat

am so sorry esprit :(

6:14 am

crosshair

howdy no no

6:14 am

Trifioso

oh, Esprit, I am so so sorry. Was it the vet, or did he go at home?

6:14 am

NonoNanette

Oh I am so very sorry hun. We all know he is in a good place now and free of pain

6:14 am

herinfernallady

OH Jean. What was Rocky?

6:14 am

crosshair

morning carlee;)

6:15 am

BabbleRabble

May you find the peace you gave to Rocky, Jean

6:15 am

EspritdJean

a Shih Tzu

6:15 am

herinfernallady

OH I am so sorry Jean. Hugs.

6:15 am

EspritdJean

ty

6:15 am

NonnieLight

((jean)) and ((rocky))

6:15 am

EspritdJean

18 years

6:15 am

NonnieLight

Good morning all :o)

6:16 am

NonoNanette

Jean, if it bothers you too much to talk about it just yet just say so and we will talk of other things

6:16 am

herinfernallady

well you gave him 18 years worth of love. Hugss

6:16 am

NonoNanette

good morning Nonnie

6:16 am

EspritdJean

no, it's ok

6:16 am

herinfernallady

Its the two Nonos

6:16 am

EspritdJean

I have to process it and it will take its time

6:16 am

EspritdJean

It is so strange in the house without him tho

6:16 am

Trifioso

nono, in case I forget to tell you, you are such a lovley lady - you always know just the right thing to say

6:17 am

NonnieLight

lol herin and hiya nono :o)

6:17 am

NonoNanette

ty trif

6:17 am

EspritdJean

it was helpful talking with all my animal loving pals in here on Monday

6:18 am

NonoNanette

I'm glad we were all a help Jean

6:18 am

EspritdJean

very much

6:18 am

Trifioso

this really is the most amazing place

6:18 am

EspritdJean

yes it is

6:19 am

herinfernallady

my cat sneezed on my b.f tonight it was funny

6:19 am

EspritdJean

lol, did HE think so?

6:19 am

NonoNanette

lol herin

6:19 am

herinfernallady

yes. He said well I guess she is covered in cat spit now im covered in cat snot

6:20 am

Trifioso

ooooh - my new anthem is on! "So What" by Pink. the therapeutic value of singing it at the top of one's lungs can NOT be overstated

6:20 am

herinfernallady

he was patting her at the time.

6:20 am

herinfernallady

That is true TRifs that is true. THat our I will Survive complete with drag queen movements

6:21 am

EspritdJean

Tri where is Norwell?

6:21 am

Trifioso

"I'm just fine....and your a TOOOOOOL"

6:21 am

Trifioso

on the south shore of boston

6:21 am

EspritdJean

lobster immediately flashed before my eyes

6:22 am

BabbleRabble

My mantra remains, "I am neither for, nor against, apathy!"

6:22 am

NonnieLight

tri--you say "needlecrafts" so are you a knitter?

6:22 am

Trifioso

perfect spot - 30 mins to the city, 30 mins to cape cod, 20 minutes to minot beach

6:22 am

EspritdJean

vn

6:22 am

EspritdJean

love the Cape

6:22 am

crosshair

someone say lobster?

6:22 am

herinfernallady

afro is so a word stupid enable

6:22 am

EspritdJean

used to go to western Mass. as a kid

6:23 am

NonnieLight

emmm lobster.

6:23 am

Trifioso

knitter, sewer, embroiderer, cross-stitcher, whatever. If it needs a needle, I do it. Trapunto is not a specialy, but I can manage. Quilting is a specialy. I can't crochet, though.

6:24 am

herinfernallady

i want to learn to crochet

6:24 am

Trifioso

at minot beach, which is in the grid today, there are huge rocks in the water, and you can snorkel amongst them and see lobsters doing their thing, it's really cool, the kids LOVE it

6:24 am

NonnieLight

I took up knitting this summer and love it! Pure joy comes from creating something from a strand of yarn.

6:24 am

NonnieLight

Trapunto? Please explain...

6:25 am

Trifioso

I agree nonnie, though I cannot hold a candle to my mother, or my cousin Marcia, whom you may know from on here as A Knitter. They are both GIFTED

6:25 am

carleekat

i love to crochet

6:25 am

NonoNanette

I crochet quite a bit

6:25 am

NonnieLight

yes! Marcia...I didn't realize you are cousins.

6:25 am

Trifioso

Trapunto is a sort of embroidery/quilting hybrid, which results in a raised design on the quilt. Very old art, very very tricky

6:26 am

NonoNanette

currently making some angels for my tree

6:27 am

herinfernallady

WE have no christmas anything up not a tinsel to be seen

6:27 am

Trifioso

basically you make little slits on the back of a quilt and stuff the designs on the top with cording or padding, and then, after you are done with that, you add another layer of quilt backing and stitch around the parts you stuffed, to make it in even higher relief. It's exhausting, but it does look great when finished

6:27 am

carleekat

no xmas here either...other then the christmas cards that are arriving

6:28 am

Trifioso

I am not doing cards this year, but we usually do

6:28 am

NonnieLight

same here herin, but I do have my two yard ornaments sitting in the dining room waiting to go outside. Does that count?

6:28 am

NonoNanette

sure it does Nonnie

6:28 am

herinfernallady

I beat my mother in sending cards this year

6:28 am

carleekat

i'm not either..too "difficult".....we apart..but not apart...how do u sign them?????

6:29 am

NonnieLight

Tri, I think I've seen that and just didn't know that is what it was called. Beautiful work!

6:30 am

NonnieLight

"from carlee and family" maybe?

6:30 am

LynnNate08

ac 6/21 first 1?

6:30 am

Trifioso

{{{{{carlee}}}}}}} I am speaking that language too. What does one write in the holiday letter? Merry Christmas! I got dumped! Hope your christmas is great, though?

6:30 am

redturtlehead

Morning. Tri. Just skip the Holiday letter, I have not met anyone who enjoys recieving them.

6:31 am

Trifioso

or, there is the option of the "revenge" card - send out photo of JUST me and the kids, looking gorgeous, and write a letter to all the relatives of his who DON'T know, and make sure it casts him in the glaringest light? Not a classy move, however tempting

6:31 am

Trifioso

Um,, Ilike holiday letter, red

6:32 am

redturtlehead

ALmost everyone I talk to says they dont like the letters, because its hard to make them not sound like Bragging.

6:32 am

NonoNanette

neighbors last year had cards made with picture of just the girls and signed it with from the "........"

6:32 am

NonnieLight

or a picture that once had him in it but cut out now...nah, that would be bad.

6:32 am

herinfernallady

wow Trifs i was just looking at trapunto. Its amazing

6:33 am

EspritdJean

or leave his picture in and draw horns and goatee

6:33 am

redturtlehead

I like jeans idea.

6:33 am

LynnNate08

ac 6/21 anyone the first 1?

6:33 am

Trifioso

alternatively, find a photo of him with food in his mouth, or eyes closed, and have the caption say something about how I just lost 150 ugly pounds.....

6:33 am

NonnieLight

Red, years ago we got one from a family that stated everything bad that had happened to them throughout the year. It was done with humor and it was the most enjoyable Christmas letter I've ever received.

6:34 am

herinfernallady

I remember the first card my aunt sent me with out my uncle in it. I cried my eyes out

6:34 am

EspritdJean

Tri did you really lose 150 lbs?

6:34 am

NonnieLight

lol tri...that would be hilarious.

6:34 am

BabbleRabble

ac 6 --- add, the doctor is present: ** and carney or linkletter: **t

6:35 am

Trifioso

no, esprit, I meant HE is the 150 pounds lost

6:35 am

EspritdJean

oooooooooooooh

6:35 am

EspritdJean

duh

6:35 am

NonnieLight

ty BR

6:35 am

carleekat

well..i have 1 word so far...apparently pay back for the last couple grids I could see and everyone else had troubles with

6:36 am

Trifioso

it's okay. I actually have lost a lot of weight. the despair diet is effective....

6:36 am

redturtlehead

Nonnie, I think its just hard to strike the right tone and know what people really want to hear about. and this year...

6:36 am

redturtlehead

Oh Damn. My dog is acting wierd, and of course we have a freaky tornado warning, so I think thats why....

6:36 am

LynnNate08

ty

6:36 am

Trifioso

lol - whoever is in charge of programming the radio this morning just got dumped herself - we have had Pink, and now katy perry, "In and out"

6:37 am

herinfernallady

I bought my dozen cards from a charity

6:37 am

herinfernallady

wow Red take care

6:37 am

herinfernallady

Or Trifs someones partner forgot something important

6:38 am

redturtlehead

I think we are fine...I just need the dog to stop running about and barking.

6:38 am

Trifioso

loll hierin

6:38 am

carleekat

we are working through stuff....but we living separately..for now...

6:38 am

herinfernallady

give him a dog bicky

6:38 am

Trifioso

do you live in an old house red? I heard that dogs can see spirits

6:38 am

redturtlehead

i already did herin.

6:38 am

Trifioso

carlee, I am sending you the biggest hug.....

6:39 am

herinfernallady

hugs carlee

6:39 am

redturtlehead

tri, i'm in an apartment currently, but I think its the high winds....

6:39 am

crosshair

on a side note,this is really bugging me.what is the darn name of that new ww1 canadian movie?

6:39 am

carleekat

thanks trif... but really we doing good....{{hugs back}}

6:39 am

LynnNate08

di 6/24?

6:39 am

herinfernallady

no idea cross.

6:39 am

wvteach

good morning all

6:39 am

carleekat

no idea dude

6:39 am

redturtlehead

Hi Mr Hair.

6:40 am

BabbleRabble

I expect christmas cards may reflect an appreciation for others while wishing them well, without conveying current difficulties

6:40 am

crosshair

howdy red

6:40 am

herinfernallady

I miss my old house were our dog is. When she died we would see her run about and the left over spirit of the other dog that moved to a new house

6:40 am

NonnieLight

Heading to work. You good people have a wonderful day and I hope to babble with you later. :o)

6:40 am

BabbleRabble

di 6 --- add ugandan dictator Idi

6:40 am

LynnNate08

? another?

6:41 am

crosshair

ahh ha! found it.it is called "passchendaele"

6:41 am

redturtlehead

TY Babble, and I agree with the holiday card thing.

6:41 am

carleekat

typical canadian production..decent movie likely but such a lame ass title no one can remember it

6:41 am

Trifioso

goodness! doesn't exactly roll of the tongue, does it?

6:42 am

herinfernallady

I have also had 2 spirit kittys in my old house. One would sleep on my bed and purr. There was one spot on my bed that was really heavy that felt like it was weighted yet there was nothing there

6:42 am

carleekat

wow..i've found 9 words now

6:43 am

Trifioso

carlee, I am only at 25. They don't exactly fly off this grid, huh?

6:44 am

LynnNate08

bi 5/14?

6:44 am

carleekat

yesterday it was creatures/ sounds of the nite.....today....vitamins and minerals and protiens I think

6:44 am

carleekat

proteins

6:44 am

BabbleRabble

bi 5 --- add a little critter

6:44 am

Trifioso

carlee= the first word I found today was the fr7. pretty telling.

6:45 am

carleekat

first one I found was the person who hung up the phone on u

6:46 am

BabbleRabble

ac 8 -- play division; the doctor is present: **; and high or low ocean movement: t***

6:46 am

herinfernallady

there is no MI 7 today the list has a phantom

6:46 am

Trifioso

phantom fornicate....how fun!

6:46 am

LynnNate08

add a critter??????????????

6:46 am

BabbleRabble

an 7 --- add a classic architectural columm

6:46 am

crosshair

someone say fornicate?

6:46 am

carleekat

i said same thing lynn

6:47 am

LynnNate08

hmmmmmmm not seeing it

6:47 am

Sally-catlover

TY for the ac8, BR

6:48 am

BabbleRabble

alternative to critter: add large needle work without the silent letter

6:48 am

Trifioso

think n** pick

6:49 am

LynnNate08

carlee did u get it?

6:49 am

herinfernallady

isn't that what you do with rubbish?

6:49 am

LynnNate08

ty

6:49 am

carleekat

lice egg

6:49 am

LynnNate08

be 5/14?

6:49 am

carleekat

louse egg pardon me

6:49 am

BabbleRabble

an 7 --- against and island of male

6:50 am

BabbleRabble

de 7 --- spending without the funds to completely pay leaves one

6:51 am

LynnNate08

an 7 clue hmmmm can i get another?

6:51 am

BabbleRabble

di 7 --- Degree of clarity and distinctness of pronunciation in speech or singing; enunciation.

6:52 am

Trifioso

in 8: not doing anything

6:54 am

LynnNate08

in been looking for tha cant find it grrrrrrrrrr

6:54 am

LynnNate08

in8

6:54 am

BabbleRabble

an 7 --- add a column akin to doric or corinthian

6:55 am

BabbleRabble

fi 7 -- mysteries or romances

6:55 am

Trifioso

br - please can I have another clue for the de7?

6:55 am

redturtlehead

Trif, our nation now has a large De.....referring to finances.

6:56 am

Trifioso

Got it! Thanks....

6:56 am

herinfernallady

I dont get that AN 7 clue the column thingie

6:57 am

BabbleRabble

fr 7 -- desperate

6:57 am

LynnNate08

de+ ***tion books+your **!

6:57 am

sandyloo

hi all-plz clue for mi7,40

6:57 am

LynnNate08

im not any good at clueing but there it is

6:57 am

herinfernallady

Sandy that is an error

6:57 am

redturtlehead

Apparently Sandy there is no real Mi....mistake on Lickety?

6:58 am

Sally-catlover

There isn't an mi7: it's a mistake in lickety

6:58 am

sandyloo

oh-thought so

6:58 am

sandyloo

so what happens then

6:58 am

mrpresident

damn it... can't sleep!

6:58 am

redturtlehead

Nothing Snady. Its just a lickety mistake.

6:58 am

herinfernallady

nothing

6:58 am

BabbleRabble

stop looking for it

6:58 am

carleekat

hi there mrp

6:58 am

herinfernallady

I don't get that AN 7 column clue

6:58 am

crosshair

howdy mrp:))

6:58 am

sandyloo

ok thanks guys

6:59 am

herinfernallady

HI mr pres

6:59 am

BabbleRabble

ma 5 --- dance; ma 7 --- danced the dance

6:59 am

crosshair

remember mrp,you can nap in elevators and at the big mettings;)

6:59 am

Uneaixoise

ah, ma** italiano! LOL

6:59 am

crosshair

meetings even

6:59 am

herinfernallady

never mind

6:59 am

BabbleRabble

an 7 --- add like a charged particle

7:00 am

herinfernallady

thanks

7:00 am

mrpresident

oh thanks cross darling!! i nap whilst driving from one appointment to another...

7:00 am

crosshair

well not behind the whell:/

7:00 am

herinfernallady

MR PRES you better be the passenger

7:00 am

mrpresident

seems to work at the moment... but will inevitably kill me

7:00 am

crosshair

wheel even

7:01 am

carleekat

I GOT THE RE...I GOT THE RE!!!!.....<happy dance>... now my day is all good..i finished the re's..whew....

7:01 am

crosshair

mrp,you know a good spot? in the furniture gallery of a high end store,just curl up in one of the lazy boys on the display floor

7:01 am

herinfernallady

h carlee

7:01 am

mrpresident

i had to pick up a hire car today... it took me 1 and half hour to get home... I really had to pull over to rest

7:01 am

crosshair

yaa for carlee!

7:01 am

carleekat

i need a massage now.....

7:02 am

herinfernallady

pres go shut of the pc have some honey and milk and destress

7:02 am

BabbleRabble

in 7 -- Latin plural of sign or markings of the presence of

7:02 am

mrpresident

carlee... i am going to get my massage mat now and give myself a treat... thanks for the reminder

7:02 am

carleekat

passing my massage off to MRP so she doesn't kill herself

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

in7 is the postage paid square on the envelope

7:03 am

crosshair

is it just me or is this grid evil?

7:03 am

BabbleRabble

ra 6 --- fast pace and national hero of spain: El ***

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

uberevil

7:04 am

herinfernallady

devil

7:04 am

herinfernallady

Is there 2 in 7s?

7:04 am

crosshair

ty br

7:05 am

BabbleRabble

mi 6 === a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power

7:05 am

Uneaixoise

dunno, herin, not using list yet . . .

7:05 am

mrpresident

... too much to be stressed about... I don't eat, I don't sleep, I shake and can't stop fidgeting... I am down to 120 lb at 6' and need to get a life.
I love being with you guys cause you are my sanity!! THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE!

7:05 am

BabbleRabble

no

7:05 am

herinfernallady

thanks.

7:05 am

BabbleRabble

no

7:05 am

carleekat

passing MRP a big slab of choco chip cheesecake...

7:05 am

crosshair

if i were there mrp,id make you one of my special canadian north woods breakfasts:)

7:06 am

herinfernallady

MR PRES I think we need to get you good and high and get you on the munchies

7:06 am

mrpresident

carlee! you are a darling! I bought one of those, and had to freeze it... until I am able to eat it.

7:06 am

herinfernallady

well we need something that is legal and could do that with out damaging brain cells

7:06 am

BabbleRabble

in 8 --- lights, camera, ******

7:06 am

carleekat

oh mrp..i ofund a store a couple weeks ago witht he camillia beads..lovely

7:06 am

mrpresident

infern, I cannot do pot. It makes me very sick. I hate drugs (even when I have to take them) and react badly to them

7:06 am

crosshair

yaa for br..great clues!

7:07 am

carleekat

much prettier then the pandora ones...

7:07 am

crosshair

leading us by the nose;)

7:07 am

redturtlehead

I concur Cross hair.

7:07 am

herinfernallady

As I said we need to find something that would do that but isn't bad.

7:07 am

redturtlehead

I must dash. Have to go see the nutritional Nazi and then work.

7:07 am

Trifioso

in6: in+ taxi rider

7:08 am

herinfernallady

nope my little book book of herbalist is failing me.

7:08 am

carleekat

( a turkey dinner with all the trimmings...)

7:08 am

mrpresident

ha cross! I was contacted via yahoo about the in9... had to 'spell it out'... so so funny.!
i said if I had clued it the way I did, I would be crucified!! LOL

7:08 am

crosshair

ty trif;)

7:08 am

crosshair

lol mrp

7:08 am

mrpresident

sorry to dump guys and gals... hard times

7:09 am

crosshair

vent your spleen mrp;) dont mind at all

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

tx trif

7:09 am

carleekat

meh.... hard times....its called life...go ahead....vent away....

7:09 am

herinfernallady

Mr PRes hopefully some of that Gov money will come your way and help you financaly

7:09 am

carleekat

to heck with "the rules" mrp

7:10 am

mrpresident

well... ok... if this is ok... I really need to chat

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

of course!!

7:10 am

BabbleRabble

no need to be sorry, mrp just never forget to look yourself in the eye in mirror and remind yourself you are a good person doing hard time but this too shall pass

7:11 am

carleekat

I got 20 mins before I have to get ready for work...vent..vent...anything is better then focussing on this nasty grid

7:11 am

crosshair

lol on a side note,my last mammogram and ultrasound are clear.so im gonna be here a long time to be the dirty lectch that you know and love;) let it rip mrp

7:11 am

herinfernallady

yah cross.

7:11 am

Uneaixoise

wonderful, cross!!!

7:11 am

mrpresident

oh yay yay yay cross!!!!!!!!

7:12 am

crosshair

think i may make a few passes at 30 year old hotties today for some fun:)

7:12 am

BabbleRabble

yeah, cranky hair!

7:12 am

crosshair

ouch! wife saw that...:/

7:12 am

herinfernallady

Wife he is kidding.

7:13 am

BabbleRabble

mi 6 -- short skirt and not pa

7:13 am

crosshair

vicki is her name say hi everyone to the light of my life and the rock that i lean on when i falter;)

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

hey, vicki!!

7:13 am

dromano66

ficin

7:13 am

carleekat

hi vivki ~~~~~~~~~~

7:13 am

mrpresident

babrab, I look in the mirror and see a sorry looking person... guilty of illness and sad for my kids and husband.
I am such a loser when it comes to that status, but I am a mother who loves my kids, a wife who loves my husband, and a difficult difficult case.
I am harsh on myself

7:13 am

herinfernallady

Hi VIcki He is a good sort

7:13 am

mrpresident

hi Une!!!

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

howdy, mrp!

7:14 am

carleekat

how can anyone be guilty of illness??????

7:14 am

herinfernallady

MR PRES. The light is around the tunnel mr pres and that is not an oncoming train. OK. you are getting better by the day

7:14 am

BabbleRabble

well, mrp, you can choose that view, or one that makes more sense

7:15 am

dromano66

fi/7 please?

7:15 am

carleekat

( leanin gover to get in MRP's face....NOT GUILTY OF ILLNESS>.illness happens we do not choose it unless u suffering frm a variety of munchaussen syndrome)

7:15 am

BabbleRabble

my therapist would tell me to enjoy my pity parties, but remember all good things must end

7:15 am

crosshair

look at what you acheive mrp,you have lovely children who are your imortality and who rely on you to mold and shape thier destiny,and a loving m8 is a priceless gift as you can share the good times and the bad so you never need walk through the wind and the rain alone;)

7:15 am

BabbleRabble

fi 7 --- not fact

7:16 am

dromano66

got it, thanks

7:16 am

crosshair

oh and mrp,i seen you pics in your profie and yer hot!:)) so dont knock yerself

7:17 am

carleekat

ooof....trust crossy...<snort>

7:17 am

carleekat

( but he's right..mrp..ur hot )

7:17 am

crosshair

no snorting coffee carlee

7:18 am

mrpresident

I look to blame myself... it is apparently normal.
I blame myself for my son's asperger's syndrome.
I blame myself for my husband being held back in his career cause of the amount of time he has had to care for the kids over the last 9 years...
I am such a stupid idiot and need to get over it... and today, I have had a backlash.
Lickety had a car accident last night, we had to go to legal advice today about our ex-lease, lickety had to sack 80% of his staff...
It has been a sh!T week I guess...
I am looking at the death penalty for myself, but it is hard to overlook

7:18 am

carleekat

all clear crossy..no caffeine in the sinuses

7:19 am

mrpresident

oh crossie!! you are a darling!! I appreciate that! makes me feel so good

7:19 am

carleekat

death penelty for urself..and what would that serve..kids grow up without a mother who loves them to bits...????

7:20 am

crosshair

mrp.we all have rough patches,ive had cancer 3 times,my wife is legally blind with ten percent vision,she has had a hysterectomy,ive been run over buy a car and can now set off airport metal detectors..so much i cant add it all,but it tempers a person makes us stronger

7:20 am

mrpresident

my kids are my life!
I am committed 1000% to them... that is why I am alive

7:20 am

carleekat

u need some sleep.....and a lunch out with the kids...or maybe just an fternoon of making a craft thing together....I know a family who every winter do a "craft project" together..one year it was drawings for a screen

7:20 am

herinfernallady

MR PRES: With your son my friends kid at the age of 6 was setting fire to stuff and had full blown aspergers. The last week he at the age of 14.9months he got himself a full time job for the hollidays.

7:20 am

herinfernallady

MR Pres. DO you have a bath?

7:20 am

BabbleRabble

well, mrp, like I said, how you view yourself is your choice .... at some point you will need to be more honest with yourself about what you can control

7:21 am

carleekat

start with simple things that bring joy as a family..those are the precious memories u will make

7:22 am

herinfernallady

Have a carpet picnic with the kids

7:22 am

crosshair

i now help other live with cancer and that may be why i have gone through this.there may also be a reason for your distress and when the stom blows away,as it must,then you will be a better,stronger person and become at peace with yourself

7:22 am

mkg

i have a book to strongly recommend. it is tiny and paperback and cheap. called "what to say when you talk to yourself, by Dr. Shad Helmstedder. read it for xmas. especially mr. pres if you have such bad selftalk. this helped me who also had bad selftalk and my kids loved it and they say it changed their lives.

7:22 am

crosshair

find the small things that give you joy,focus on the kids

7:22 am

BabbleRabble

your feelings suggest you would not intentionally hurt your family .... so why blame yourself for what you did not set out to do or have control over?

7:23 am

carleekat

crossy..i've been having the same "kind" of thoughts lately....

7:23 am

herinfernallady

(my cat is trying to kill the outside cat again)

7:23 am

crosshair

lol ill back out and let you ladies take over.sometimes i about as gentle as a bull in a china shop;)

7:23 am

mrpresident

I wish wish wish I could sleep, let alone eat.
yes babrab... I am confronting my self in therapy. it has been not working though... the therapist and I don't work well together. She actually blamed me for self harming via not eating. It was discovered that the medication I was put on (for 5 weeks) was very wrong for me and I had no appetite.
It is disheartening at times to go 1 step forward and then 3 steps backward

7:23 am

mkg

this book says we are programmed like a computer with all the negative talk we hear as kids: "dont do this" dont do that. you cant do t his. you cant do that. and on and on. to change that we must look in the mirror and say "you CAN do what you want". You are able! You are wonderul. you are amazing. you are strong. you are loving. you are a good wife, you are a good mother, etc.

7:24 am

BabbleRabble

get a different therapist

7:24 am

carleekat

I realised that I had not come close to death 2 times..but 3 due to an auto accident.... and I was thinking..what has changed in my life since then..what is it iamdoingnow that is different from the "1st" incident... and that is guiding......obviously...I was lead down the road I was..to "Do" that..to mentor young girls

7:24 am

mkg

mrpres, do read that book!!!!!!!!! it worked for me better than therapy! i bought the cd's from the author and wow, it really made a huge difference.

7:25 am

crosshair

there are small thigs you can do to "reset" your soul mrp...

7:25 am

mrpresident

babrab, I am a superstrong, overachiever.... struck down with illness and not letting it get me down... but I have little energy, too much pride

7:25 am

carleekat

i second BR

7:25 am

Scrabbler

Good morning kids!

7:26 am

mkg

isnt iamic a word? poems are in iamic pentameter?

7:26 am

herinfernallady

HI scrabbler and MKG

7:26 am

carleekat

MRp.... u sound like where kevin was a few months ago...and he got a good therapist..and now..his perspective is different

7:26 am

crosshair

ive just bought of all things a bonzai (sp) tree and one of those big handled oriental scissors and spend half an hour each day pruning the thing to the shape i desire it to grow

7:26 am

mrpresident

thank you mkg... I am reading 10 books at the moment... but I am concentrating on my boy and 'asperger's'. he needs me as I am his advocate.

7:26 am

crosshair

SCRABBS!

7:26 am

crosshair

:))

7:26 am

carleekat

hi scrabs

7:27 am

crosshair

BUNNIES!((()))

7:27 am

BabbleRabble

you are grieving, mrp grieving is personal and each of us does it differently when you get past the anger and bitterness you will realize the level you function at is you for the most part your choice

7:27 am

movieman

mrp, as an asperger's sufferer myself, i can vouch for how you're feeling right now

7:27 am

Scrabbler

Well said, BR..you are a wise man.

7:28 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, I will cross-country ski this afternoon for the first time this winter season....fun, fun, and I hope no injuries.

7:28 am

Uneaixoise

morning, scrabs and MM

7:28 am

herinfernallady

well its way past pumpkin hour. Night all

7:28 am

carleekat

nite nite herin

7:28 am

mrpresident

babrab, you are a brilliant friend... thank you!!

7:29 am

Scrabbler

Sleep well, herin.

7:29 am

herinfernallady

MR PRes you are aware of the asperger's website?

7:29 am

carleekat

lots of pre ski stretching..and post

7:29 am

mkg

MR PRES: WHAT YOU WROTE BEFORE IS EVIDENCE THAT YOU ARE WONDERFUL! YOU ARE ADVOCATING FOR YOUR CHILD. AND YOU ARE BEING A GREAT MOTHER AND YOU SHOULD FEEL GREAT ABOUT IT!!!!!! HE IS LUCKY TO HAVE YOU AND YOU HAVE A PURPOSE IN LIFE: TO GET HIM WHAT HE NEEDS TO BECOME THE WONDERFUL PERSON HE WILL BE.

7:29 am

Uneaixoise

nite, herin

7:29 am

mrpresident

thanks movieman... I will always carry a torch for my boy.... no matter what my situation.

7:29 am

Scrabbler

I will, Carlee, but I am worried about ice as we had 2 warm days and now it is sub-freezing again

7:29 am

mkg

this is the type of talk you must do to yourself!!!! what i just wrote is the truth and you must say it over and over to yourself!

7:30 am

mkg

this grid stinks. i have 26 words and i quit. i just dont see words here.

7:30 am

crosshair

life must be lived,especially in difficult times on a day to day,moment by moment basis.if you try to look at the whole thing you get overwhelmed.focus on the small victorys,the moment by moment joys,when there are rough patches,meld together with your m8 and you kids till it passes...best way i can express it...sorry

7:30 am

mrpresident

yes infern... I am a regular chatter on sites for asperger. it helps alot

7:30 am

Scrabbler

All parents need to give their kids the life skills to succeed in life, regardless of strengths and weaknesses.

7:30 am

carleekat

so..take it easy and leisurely and enjoy the scenery rather then worry about elevating ur heart rate

7:31 am

herinfernallady

http://www.asperger.asn.au/tiki-index.
php this is the one I found for the friends teen teh other day

7:31 am

carleekat

and....off I go to get ready for work

7:31 am

mrpresident

mkg.... love your words! thank you!!

7:31 am

Scrabbler

mkg, I greatly disliked yesterday's grid and switched to chatting only last night.

7:31 am

crosshair

hagd carlee;)

7:31 am

Scrabbler

Bye Carlee, enjoy the day.

7:31 am

mkg

iman is not a word?

7:31 am

carleekat

MRP....take care hun....we're here...big warm hugs....try to sleep well...

7:31 am

Trifioso

david bowie thinks it is....

7:32 am

mkg

mr pres, you need to tell youself this all the time and you will feel good and do much better. go stand in front of the mirror and read what i wrote over and over and over again every day for 3 moths and you will believe it. it takes 3 months! it is all in that little book. changed my life.

7:32 am

crosshair

crossy is not the best coucillor in the world:/ but we try;))

7:33 am

crosshair

great words mkg:)

7:33 am

herinfernallady

But crossy cares

7:33 am

mkg

tried orfin and not a word. where is that ph when i need it? hate t his grid.

7:33 am

mrpresident

cross, I was doing the whole looking into the future and crying daily... I changed to day by day and it helped enormously.
I hope to have peace.
Thankfully, I have the best kids in the world and they give me every reason to smile

7:33 am

periwinkle

good morning all

7:33 am

periwinkle

((((((((((((((mrp))))))))))))

7:33 am

Scrabbler

But what we must do is talk back to the worry voice and the depression voice and confront those voices and challenege them with the truth!

7:34 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri

7:34 am

mrpresident

(((((peri!))))) thanks darling

7:34 am

crosshair

day to day is the only way:))..hey im a poet! lol

7:34 am

Trifioso

morning peri

7:34 am

Scrabbler

And you didn't even know it

7:34 am

periwinkle

mrp, just know that you are an amazing person and a great MOM

7:34 am

herinfernallady

A lolcat a day keeps the miserys away

7:34 am

crosshair

:))

7:34 am

mrpresident

thank you sooooooo much for this!!

7:35 am

crosshair

brb..gonna go pich the wifes bum..she fell asleep on the couch...hehehe

7:35 am

crosshair

pinch even

7:35 am

mrpresident

go for it cross!!

7:35 am

Scrabbler

I just got a word that I thought was a phantom and now I don't know how it is formed...

7:35 am

Trifioso

keep in mind, cross, you might snooze on the couch someday too.....

7:36 am

Trifioso

i sometimes would paint my DH's fingernails green when he did that

7:36 am

Scrabbler

Oh, NM, it is a phantom. Silly Scrabbler.

7:36 am

herinfernallady

thanks crossy you said bum i thought Bun which means i can go get one of my scrolls out of the freezer

7:36 am

periwinkle

Trif, did you sleep better last night?

7:36 am

mrpresident

you guys/gals are amazing!! It is 12.35am and I needed to chat to someone!!! It is just so so wonderful that I can go to sleep now! You have all been so so supportive and loving.
THANK YOU ALL

7:36 am

periwinkle

WE LOVE YOU, MRP!!!

7:36 am

Trifioso

yes, peri, but I had some help.

7:36 am

Scrabbler

Talk back to the negative voice! Tell it the truth!

7:36 am

BabbleRabble

be well, mrp

7:37 am

periwinkle

I had some help too, Trif

7:37 am

herinfernallady

Mr PRes i will join you on the sleeping thing (if himself hasn't hogged the bed. I will be much happier when a Queen bed arrives

7:37 am

crosshair

if i was closer id come over and pich your bum mrp! lol..ouch! wife saw that lol...wheee!

7:37 am

mrpresident

love to you all (((((hugs))))) and thanks for the love!!
am going to bed now and taking on a new day when I wake up!
THANKS AGAIN!

7:38 am

crosshair

have a good sleep mrp;)

7:38 am

Trifioso

lol herin - once my friend Russell was waiting for a new bed to arrive, for him and his partner, mike, and when I asked him what size bed they had bought he said "Queen, of course!" oh, that made me roll....

7:38 am

Read-Knit-Bake

just starting reading the chat. MKG..somewhere around 7:26 you made reference to poems for the ia 6, 30..you forgot a letter in the middle of your word.

7:38 am

mrpresident

oh cross! there is nothing to pinch at the moment!!

7:39 am

herinfernallady

yep Trifs that sounded like my dear friend.

7:39 am

herinfernallady

NIght Mr Pres

7:39 am

crosshair

better fatten up then,i love a good tushie;)

7:39 am

mrpresident

niters all
AGAIN thanks and love to you all (((hugs)))

7:39 am

Trifioso

that's our cross, bringing the convo to an intellectual high once again....:)

7:40 am

periwinkle

this does not look like a nice grid

7:40 am

crosshair

im class all the way trif

7:40 am

crosshair

this grid is evil peri

7:40 am

periwinkle

help with the long words please

7:40 am

herinfernallady

thanks crossie for reminding me to get my breakfast out of the freezer

7:40 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:40 am

crosshair

lol np herin;)

7:40 am

Trifioso

the words dont' come as easily as other girds, that is for sure

7:40 am

herinfernallady

hi eva

7:40 am

crosshair

howdy eva;)

7:40 am

herinfernallady

Organic Rye Apple Cinnamon scroll

7:40 am

Scrabbler

Hi Eva and RKB

7:41 am

Scrabbler

TY for the ia clue, RKB

7:41 am

crosshair

lol im having some anchient grain honey bread;)

7:41 am

BabbleRabble

this one is the easiest grid I have done today

7:41 am

crosshair

crossy give br a sour look.....

7:41 am

herinfernallady

OH MY really???? That is what this brand is. Ancient Grains

7:42 am

crosshair

lol

7:42 am

crosshair

its thick and heavy and amazing toasted with sum butter and apple jelly

7:42 am

periwinkle

help with the 9 and 10 please

7:42 am

movieman

clues for the 8s, the 9 and the 10 plz

7:43 am

crosshair

im also using olive oil based margerines now

7:43 am

crosshair

crossy watches avidly for the big word clues.....

7:43 am

Trifioso

but trif looks away....

7:43 am

herinfernallady

WOW that is funny that across the world you are eating what i eat same brand and all

7:44 am

BabbleRabble

the 10 is what you get when you click on the ? in the little box

7:44 am

crosshair

lol the world can be a small place herin;)

7:44 am

periwinkle

thanks so much, BR

7:44 am

herinfernallady

I love my organic store. They order it in for me

7:45 am

crosshair

herin we have a local store called "100 mile store" they only stock things that are grown and can be shipped within a 100 mile radius

7:45 am

herinfernallady

yummy. We have a 100 mile cafe in the city

7:46 am

BabbleRabble

in 6 -- what a grand jury does; the in 9 extends the in 6

7:46 am

EvaNadine

so, does anyone here recall the "Get FIT" program that i was doing through my office? (its been a while since ive mentioned it, i know)

7:46 am

crosshair

no fruit thats been on the truck longer than its been on the tree:)

7:46 am

inge

Guten MOrgen, babblers. Any clue for am 5/14 please? It has me totally stumped.

7:46 am

herinfernallady

Yes Eva

7:47 am

movieman

am4/6+ vowel inge

7:47 am

BabbleRabble

am 5 --- frosting is the ***ng on the cake

7:47 am

EvaNadine

my team won!

7:47 am

Scrabbler

Hi Inge

7:47 am

herinfernallady

wooootie woot woot woot

7:47 am

Scrabbler

Yahooo Eva!

7:47 am

crosshair

yaa for eva,s team!

7:47 am

inge

thanks got fireworsk

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Yippee for Inge!!!

7:48 am

EvaNadine

we each get $250 in gift cards. :)

7:48 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, inge

7:48 am

herinfernallady

yah inge

7:48 am

periwinkle

help with M in right column please

7:48 am

herinfernallady

nice

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Wowee, Eva, that is great!

7:48 am

herinfernallady

ok im bailing for the night. I am very tired

7:49 am

crosshair

opps,toast popped back in a fash to be a pain in the ash;))

7:49 am

EvaNadine

im hoping they come in before christmas...but even if not, im almost done with my christmas shopping :)

7:49 am

Trifioso

nitey nite herin me love

7:49 am

BabbleRabble

ma 5 --- dance; ma 7 --- what the dancers did

7:49 am

herinfernallady

snuggles and hugs.

7:50 am

periwinkle

thanks, BR

7:50 am

periwinkle

help with the 8 and 9 too please

7:50 am

periwinkle

right column gray :-)

7:51 am

BabbleRabble

in 6 --- what a grand jury does; add a charged particle for the 9

7:51 am

periwinkle

ty, dear BR

7:51 am

Scrabbler

TY for these clues!!

7:52 am

mkg

dont get the in 6.

7:52 am

BabbleRabble

ac 8 --- against and ethnic cleansing: ge*oc***

7:53 am

BabbleRabble

in 6 --- add a lexicon: ****ionary

7:53 am

mkg

ty got it.

7:54 am

mkg

ok now that ac 8. first part is against? then the ge stuff?

7:54 am

periwinkle

ty, BR for ac8

7:55 am

mkg

ac then confused by what other two letters are.

7:55 am

periwinkle

help with E and O in left column please

7:55 am

periwinkle

first part of ac8 - what people do on stage

7:55 am

BabbleRabble

in 8 --- add something done or performed

7:56 am

mkg

ty got it.

7:56 am

BabbleRabble

ed 5 -- e + same part of a lexicon

7:57 am

periwinkle

ty, BR

7:57 am

Scrabbler

I need a different clue for in8--not getting it

7:57 am

BabbleRabble

ob 4 -- add vowels

7:57 am

mkg

in 8 cant get either. got last 3 letters and first twol. but what is in the middle?

7:58 am

Scrabbler

I got ed5 and ob4, TY.

7:58 am

BabbleRabble

inertia

7:58 am

periwinkle

ty gof the ob4

7:59 am

Scrabbler

My brain is having inertia right now.

7:59 am

BabbleRabble

in 8 -- add the absence of movement

7:59 am

periwinkle

for R in upper left I have 1 ru4/7 and 1 ru4/6

7:59 am

Scrabbler

I got it, I got it!

8:00 am

Scrabbler

I thought it ended in ed so I was going the wrong way.

8:00 am

BabbleRabble

another ru 4.6

8:00 am

BabbleRabble

regretted or impolite

8:00 am

EvaNadine

so, my friend + i were quite brave (or crazy) and actually went to Potomac Mills mall last night...
(its a HUGE outlet mall + normally busy when its NOT christmas, so i was expecting it to be horrendous last night!)

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Left side is grey...time for breakfast. BBL

8:01 am

periwinkle

sheesh, thanks BR

8:01 am

periwinkle

two columns gray

8:01 am

periwinkle

help with N under the C please for NBT

8:01 am

crosshair

crossy hates mall crawling:/

8:02 am

periwinkle

I hate crowded malls or crowded anything

8:02 am

EvaNadine

i dont know what happened, but we lucked out == had rock star parking + it wasnt very crowded at all!
i have a good 90%+ of my christmas shopping done. :)

8:02 am

BabbleRabble

ni 5 -- add a heavy weight

8:03 am

periwinkle

ty, BR

8:03 am

periwinkle

84 left, bbl

8:03 am

EvaNadine

course, we DID have a minor incident with some creepy pervert guy...
*shudder*

8:04 am

PureTest

clue pls for i in bottom corner

8:05 am

EvaNadine

io5/12 -- think particles...

8:06 am

PureTest

thxs got it

8:06 am

EvaNadine

YW

8:08 am

crosshair

the words are coming soooo hard today:(

8:09 am

EvaNadine

hints for the T?

8:10 am

crosshair

one every 10 minutes means ill be done in about ten or 15 hours:/

8:10 am

PureTest

i want a Gin & To5/12 please :D

8:10 am

crosshair

ty puretest:)

8:11 am

PureTest

its kool

8:11 am

crosshair

though i do vodka martinis;)

8:11 am

PureTest

haha

8:11 am

crosshair

that gin tastes like drinking perfume to me:)

8:12 am

PureTest

hdont like this 1

8:12 am

crosshair

this grid almost needs a old fasioned exorcism;(

8:12 am

PureTest

lol how many wprds u on?

8:12 am

crosshair

darn typos:/

8:13 am

movieman

clues for the top row n plz

8:15 am

PureTest

haha i dont know any :S

8:15 am

Merk

I am still having problems with the first am 5,14. Lickety puts it immediately after the first am 4,7 Clue please.

8:16 am

Haz1558

na4/7 is one, na plus a Kipling poem of possibility

8:16 am

PureTest

dont know any kipling poems hmm

8:16 am

Haz1558

am5/14 - italian/spanish sounding friend? It ends in a vowel

8:17 am

Haz1558

na4/7 - look at the point count and think of the possibility word. (two letters)

8:17 am

PureTest

got that thxs

8:18 am

movieman

clues for the right column m plz

8:18 am

PureTest

stil lcant get na4/7 :S

8:19 am

Merk

Does the am 5,14 build on the am 4 above it?

8:19 am

LoriP

mm, think of a dance for that m.

8:19 am

LoriP

G'd morning again all.

8:19 am

Haz1558

na4/7 - If it began with w it would mean a street urchin, a child without a home.

8:19 am

Haz1558

Hello Lori and everyone.

8:19 am

poochiebelly

How is afro not a word?

8:19 am

movieman

2nd letter lori?

8:20 am

Haz1558

It's capitalised because it's relating to Africa.

8:20 am

LoriP

ma 5 and then a 7 mm

8:21 am

PureTest

is the na4/7 top row or 4th?

8:21 am

Haz1558

It comes from the top row, Pure.

8:21 am

movieman

ty lori

8:21 am

PureTest

why cant i get it? :S

8:21 am

Haz1558

That's one of the reasons why this grid is so nasty, the letters seem to replicate themselves all over the place.

8:22 am

PureTest

got it! haha

8:22 am

Haz1558

Relief all round!

8:23 am

LoriP

Doh! Found my missing 8. Ack

8:24 am

PureTest

clue for the e on left middle row?

8:24 am

LoriP

Yea for finding na 4/7's!!!!! Let the pigeons loose.

8:24 am

Haz1558

Hold the guns people!

8:24 am

Haz1558

ed5 - a kind of law?

8:25 am

PureTest

ed5/? points?

8:25 am

Haz1558

ed5/14

8:26 am

LoriP

Hah, finally tamed those annoying i's. MMdid you get the ma 5 and 7?

8:26 am

PureTest

i didnt :S

8:27 am

LoriP

Not likin' the f, I can tell ya' that.

8:27 am

Merk

I am missing the am 5, 14, according to Lickety's list, which I finally had to use. It is the second an in the list. Someone clued that it sounds like spanish/italian friend, but I cannot find it.

8:28 am

Haz1558

ma5 - a type of dance, to rhyme with the probably un pc Little Black Sa***.

8:28 am

Haz1558

am5/14 - am plus plural rodent changing the last vowel.

8:29 am

Merk

ty, Haz, you saved the day again! Fireworks ... at last!

8:29 am

Haz1558

Well done, Merk!

8:29 am

LoriP

heh, didn't have that one. Thanks Haz.

8:29 am

LoriP

Congratualtions Merk!

8:30 am

Haz1558

You're a true babbler, Lori. I visualise you crawling on hands and knees towards the oasis mirage....

8:31 am

LoriP

Hee, last a done. Mirages always make me think of Bigs Bunny....

8:31 am

PureTest

anyone know the 10? :S

8:31 am

Haz1558

Bigs Bunny the overfed rabbit?

8:32 am

Haz1558

de10/98 - a normal word, the explanation of what a word means.

8:32 am

LoriP

lol, yes him, not to be confused with Bugs Bunny.

8:32 am

PureTest

:S oh dear havent the foggiest :(

8:33 am

bookgrrl

what you look up in the dictionary, puretest

8:33 am

Haz1558

If you want to know what a word means you look up its de10 in the dictionary.

8:34 am

PureTest

oh yeh i see

8:34 am

PureTest

i had a hunch iot was that but couldnt see it in the grid haha :S im so dopey

8:37 am

PureTest

n9/66?

8:37 am

PureTest

in

8:37 am

PureTest

do you know which i it starts from?

8:38 am

Uneaixoise

in + proper pronunciation

8:38 am

Uneaixoise

(from top i)

8:39 am

PureTest

3rd letter? :D

8:39 am

Judi

Dudettes! Dudes!

8:39 am

Uneaixoise

in + di7/36

8:39 am

Haz1558

Judi!

8:39 am

PureTest

hi Judi :D

8:39 am

Uneaixoise

judi!!

8:39 am

Haz1558

Proper talk - di7/36

8:40 am

PureTest

proper talk, hmm

8:40 am

Judi

I prefer monkey talk.

8:41 am

Uneaixoise

di7 like fi7

8:41 am

Atalante

hi all :)

8:41 am

Uneaixoise

hey, ata!

8:41 am

PureTest

haha havent got fi 7 :S

8:41 am

PureTest

got it :D

8:42 am

Haz1558

Hello Ata!

8:42 am

Judi

Hello, Ata!

8:43 am

LoriP

G'd morning Judi, Une, Ata anyone I missed

8:43 am

Uneaixoise

fi7 opp. of fact

8:43 am

Uneaixoise

hey, lori!

8:43 am

Atalante

hi lorikins!

8:43 am

PureTest

yeh i got thanks, tryin to find the in8 :D

8:43 am

Uneaixoise

go, pure!

8:43 am

Atalante

did you have a nice walk with the glittery one, Haz?

8:44 am

LoriP

Was it a walk or a slide?

8:44 am

Haz1558

Yes, but it's bitterly cold!

8:45 am

Haz1558

It was a walk, we kept our dignity.

8:46 am

LoriP

Dignity is important. Hard to have when 'yer flat on 'yer keester....

8:46 am

Haz1558

Oh I know. And trying to convince bystanders that you meant to do it is hard.

8:47 am

LoriP

be x 1, bi x 4, bo x 3 Can someone throw me the missing 2 please? I'm not seeing squat.

8:47 am

Judi

Immediately transition to snow angel making. Works every time.

8:48 am

LoriP

lol Judi, excellent cover up!

8:48 am

Haz1558

There are three be words.

8:48 am

Haz1558

There are 4 bi words

8:48 am

PureTest

i have no be words :S

8:48 am

Haz1558

And a bu4 that sounds like a word or a feathered friend.

8:49 am

LoriP

2 be's? Thanks muchly. Hope they're not fishy....

8:49 am

PureTest

clue for be words pls?

8:49 am

Judi

Or, pretend you dropped a contact lense.

8:49 am

Haz1558

be5/18 - what the vengeful fairy said when visiting stupidity on the unsuspecting child

8:49 am

LoriP

eek Temporarily sliding chat over, thanks Haz

8:49 am

PureTest

what!? lol

8:49 am

Haz1558

be4/8 - A place of rest followed by a vowel.

8:50 am

Haz1558

be5 - be plus the effect of low lighting

8:50 am

PureTest

kool ty only 1 i didnt get was be5/18 lol

8:51 am

Haz1558

I've clued it again.

8:52 am

Haz1558

Is the oasis any closer, Lori?

8:53 am

Atalante

help help a mirage!

8:55 am

Atalante

dont' you normally see water in a mirage though, not fireworks?

8:55 am

Haz1558

Lori's being a pure babbler. Unsullied.

8:56 am

Haz1558

I suppose so. I just visualised her crawling through the desert of the grid seeking respite somewhere along the line.

8:56 am

LoriP

I'm drinking the water now.....

8:56 am

PureTest

clue pls for the in 8 , my last big 1 ;)

8:56 am

Haz1558

Hooray! Well done Lori!

8:56 am

Haz1558

in8 - lack of anything going on.

8:57 am

PureTest

from top row in?

8:58 am

Haz1558

Yes. It's a normal word.

8:59 am

Haz1558

in plus what the film director says when he wants the cameras to start rolling.

8:59 am

LoriP

It's my approach to housework. :D

8:59 am

Haz1558

You should see the state of my bedroom, Lori. Even you would want to tidy up.

9:00 am

PureTest

yep i ogt thxs

9:00 am

LoriP

C'mon now haz, you know me better than that... You must be teetering dangerously near needing therpay by now, aren't you?

9:02 am

Haz1558

I'm teetering on the brink. Only long walks with the dog are keeping me sane.

9:03 am

LoriP

Therpay. Freudian slip of some kind? Chaos requires order. :)

9:03 am

Haz1558

There's plastering happening this afternoon. Husband once tried his hand at it but quickly learned that it's a skill that needs a lot of practice.

9:05 am

Atalante

lol yes. husband did the same

9:05 am

LoriP

There is a knack to it. with that, I am getting hungry even though it's not lunch time. Skipping brekkie was a bad idea. Have a good one all!

9:05 am

Haz1558

See you later, Lori.

9:06 am

Atalante

bye dear!

9:07 am

PureTest

guys which an does the an7/32 stary from?

9:07 am

PureTest

bottom or top?

9:08 am

Haz1558

Bottom

9:08 am

PureTest

thxs

9:08 am

PureTest

haz how mnany words left?

9:09 am

Atalante

haz finished 5 minutes after the flip

9:09 am

FMitch

Afternoon all :)

9:09 am

Atalante

hi FM!

9:09 am

Haz1558

7 minutes 50 seconds to be precise.

9:09 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon FM!

9:10 am

FMitch

Oh you fibber it was 7 mins 54!

9:10 am

Haz1558

Darn. I was hoping to get away with a few seconds.

9:10 am

FMitch

lol

9:11 am

PureTest

wow you got em all .. haha

9:11 am

Haz1558

It was more like 7 minutes 54 seconds per word. A horrible grid.

9:12 am

PureTest

im sturggling a bit with 90 left!

9:12 am

Haz1558

Yes, Pure, I finished a while back.

9:12 am

FMitch

tell me! probably one of the hardest grids we have had this year!

9:12 am

periwinkle

hello all

9:12 am

Atalante

Haz is brilliant. She always finished withing the first 10 minutes

9:12 am

periwinkle

have ac8, clue for the other 8 please

9:12 am

Haz1558

Hello peri.

9:12 am

PureTest

thers 2 an7/32 an+io5 whats the other?

9:12 am

PureTest

where is start?

9:13 am

Haz1558

in8 is the other one, peri. Lack of movement.

9:14 am

Aloyisius

hello, Babblers, ooh.. a tuffy grid?

9:14 am

Haz1558

an7/32 - to be against the male of the species? A compound word.

9:14 am

periwinkle

ty, Haz

9:14 am

FMitch

Aloy!!!

9:14 am

Haz1558

Hello Aloy. It's a stinker.

9:14 am

FMitch

It is henious

9:14 am

Aloyisius

FM! Good news here.. Rain, glorious rain!

9:15 am

Atalante

there are new Sily pics in my flickr to cheer you, FM

9:15 am

bmb444

ONIC

9:15 am

bmb444

TONI

9:16 am

Aloyisius

extend that to one, bmb.. mix with gin (-:

9:16 am

PureTest

haz ia it bottom or top?

9:16 am

PureTest

the an7

9:17 am

Haz1558

It's from the bottom.

9:17 am

PureTest

k i got it

9:17 am

Judi

I'm off for a bit to do some office Xmas decorating. Ho ho ho humbug.

9:18 am

PureTest

wat other 7s are there? i got fr 7 fi 7 di7 an7 an7 ac7

9:18 am

FMitch

**breaks into an impromptu dance from "Singing in the Rain"" for ALoy :)

9:18 am

Aloyisius

yay.. ty, FM.. may help it continue

9:19 am

FMitch

*tried not to poke out the eyes of babblers too close to my umberella swinging*

9:19 am

Haz1558

de7 - a lack, especially when speaking of budgets

9:19 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, thought it was a bumpershoot

9:19 am

periwinkle

only have 2 of the 7's

9:20 am

FMitch

Aloy - can I have an email addy for you?

9:20 am

Haz1558

in7 - first letters of the asian country, finish with American secret service initials.

9:20 am

FMitch

Hi peri :)

9:20 am

Aloyisius

yup.. chnops@windstream.net

9:21 am

Haz1558

ma7 - past tense of ma5/18.

9:21 am

FMitch

Thanks muchly :)

9:22 am

Vicuna

Hello!

9:22 am

periwinkle

ty Haz for in7

9:22 am

Aloyisius

wow, Haz.. my brain is trying to keep up.. ty for the clues

9:22 am

periwinkle

oops had the ma7 but thanks Haz

9:22 am

FMitch

**faints** Vi dear heart!!!!

9:22 am

periwinkle

not seeing the de7

9:22 am

Vicuna

I can't stay and chat very long today, but I wanted to say hello - FM and Haz, I haven't seen you in ages!

9:22 am

Atalante

not indifbi? LOL

9:22 am

Vicuna

(((((FM!!!!)))))

9:22 am

periwinkle

hi, Vi

9:22 am

Atalante

viiiiii

9:23 am

Aloyisius

hi Vicuna

9:23 am

FMitch

(((Vi)))

9:23 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Aloy.

9:23 am

FMitch

will email you hun :)

9:23 am

Haz1558

Hello Vi! My chat is being very laggy today.

9:23 am

PureTest

i jus got the de7 peri

9:23 am

Vicuna

Ah, well, so am I, Haz!

9:23 am

PureTest

peri you interested in football?

9:23 am

Aloyisius

look forward to it, FM.. (-:

9:23 am

periwinkle

no

9:24 am

PureTest

ok well ry understnd this lol for de7

9:24 am

Vicuna

I've been meaning to e-mail you for days, FM. No news, of course. Just to ask how you're doing. But things have been awfully busy around here. =P

9:24 am

FMitch

Great to see you Vi, all well with you?

9:24 am

PureTest

if its best of both legs (2 games) and the team lose the first match 3-1

9:24 am

PureTest

that means in the next game they have to recover from a 2 goal de7

9:24 am

PureTest

get it? lol

9:25 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

9:25 am

periwinkle

thanks, but not getting it

9:25 am

periwinkle

hi Owl

9:25 am

Aloyisius

hi TO

9:25 am

Vicuna

All's well. But on Monday we celebrated "First Christmas," which is Christmas with the side of the family that was here for Thanksgiving...

9:25 am

FMitch

Hey TO!

9:25 am

Vicuna

and tonight we host husband's office holiday party, which necessitates actual housework! Shock, horror!

9:26 am

Atalante

nooooo!

9:26 am

Vicuna

And tomorrow my half of the family leaves...

9:26 am

FMitch

Good heaven Vi you poor woman - subjucated to housework!!!

9:26 am

Vicuna

...and before they left my mother and I were trying to help each other self-publish on lulu.com...

9:26 am

Haz1558

de7 - the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount.

9:27 am

72 Temple Owl

hi haz!

9:27 am

Vicuna

... plus getting gifts for birthday parties to whcih the kids are going on Friday and Saturday...

9:27 am

Haz1558

Hello TO! Is it just me or is the site incredibly slow at posting things?

9:27 am

Vicuna

So just a lot of Suff going on. I've been doing the lurking speed-Babble thing when possible.

9:27 am

FMitch

Smoetimes I am so glad I dont have kids!!!

9:28 am

72 Temple Owl

yo should have been here about 12 hours ago! :(

9:28 am

Haz1558

You're just saying that because you know you don't have any chance in the Kids of Glory stakes.

9:28 am

PureTest

clue for mi7 pls? last 7

9:28 am

Vicuna

lol, Haz.

9:29 am

periwinkle

finally got the de7 thanks Pure and Haz

9:29 am

PureTest

its ok

9:29 am

Haz1558

Was it bad, TO? This is frustrating..

9:29 am

72 Temple Owl

hey peri! how are you?

9:29 am

Vicuna

That was "Stuff" going on, not "Suff," just in case anyone wondered. =P

9:29 am

FMitch

What was happpening 12 hours ago TO?

9:29 am

periwinkle

doing ok, Owl and you?

9:30 am

72 Temple Owl

has anyone heard from nrkii since her surgery?

9:30 am

Atalante

she's been around on facebook, TO

9:30 am

Haz1558

There is no mi7 - there may be a problem with Lickety's list showing a word that isn't accepted.

9:30 am

periwinkle

help with fr7 please

9:31 am

Vicuna

So, how are you folks?

9:31 am

harpjane

hello

9:31 am

72 Temple Owl

ty ata! and hi and hi to fm and all

9:31 am

periwinkle

NM

9:31 am

Haz1558

fr7 - what shoppers are if they leave things until Christmas Eve.

9:31 am

harpjane

hi vic, i'm fine, still waking up

9:31 am

Aloyisius

how shoppers get this time of year at a sale, peri.. ugh, you did it again

9:31 am

72 Temple Owl

site was extremely sow. agonizingly slow. maddeningly slow...

9:31 am

Haz1558

Hello harpjane.

9:31 am

periwinkle

I am true to form today

9:31 am

FMitch

peri puller a peri!

9:32 am

periwinkle

:D

9:32 am

Haz1558

I'm well, Vicuna. My bedroom is being destroyed but I'm fine.

9:32 am

Aloyisius

lol, (-: i know how that is.. ask and you will see it !

9:32 am

Haz1558

Was it very slow, TO?

9:32 am

periwinkle

bbl to finish

9:33 am

Vicuna

Destroyed by what, Haz? Termites? Woodpeckers? Volcanoes? Plumbers? Detectives?

9:33 am

PureTest

clue for mi7 pls?

9:33 am

Haz1558

See you later, peri.

9:33 am

FMitch

I told my Mum about your builders today HAz - she almost swooned and then reminded me that she did similar many years ago :)

9:33 am

Atalante

spangle on a rampage!

9:34 am

FMitch

Nice try Ata :)

9:34 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, peri! yes haz, it was. it was as if the whole net was paced to my 1997 computer, horrible.

9:34 am

Vicuna

Oh yes, a very real possibility, Ata.

9:34 am

Haz1558

Workmen, Vicuna. They claim they're going to build me lovely new wardrobes but all they've done so far seems to have wrecked the place.

9:34 am

PureTest

haz pls clue mi7 :D

9:34 am

Vicuna

"Workmen." Ah, yes. "Workmen."

9:34 am

Haz1558

Spangle has been desperately trying to get in to see what's going on. It's been really funny.

9:34 am

Atalante

there is NO mi7

9:34 am

FMitch

There is no mi7

9:34 am

Atalante

poor Spangle!

9:35 am

Haz1558

PUre there is no mi 7.

9:35 am

PureTest

oh

9:35 am

Haz1558

She sat on the stairs for a while until she thought I had lost interest then headed up again.

9:35 am

PureTest

i looked on the babbles clues it said there was :S

9:35 am

FMitch

Very occasionally Licketys list is out of kilter iwth Dr_Gs

9:36 am

Haz1558

Sometimes, the clues are wrong. We are never wrong. you do well to learn this.

9:36 am

Atalante

sneaky spaniel!

9:36 am

PureTest

i got ac7 an7 an7 di7 de7 fr7 fi7 ma7

9:36 am

PureTest

wats last one?

9:36 am

72 Temple Owl

ah, the elusive workman! you must have all that will show up for this geiven week around the world. they take turns, don't they?

9:36 am

Haz1558

I don't fancy getting wet plaster off her coat, it would be worse than pond weed again.

9:37 am

Atalante

can you imagine! a plastered Spangle!

9:37 am

Haz1558

Pure, if you've got the list you should be able to spot which one you're missing.

9:37 am

PureTest

ye it says mi7/40 lol but you say there is no mi7?

9:37 am

Atalante

yes. that is wrong. everything else is right

9:37 am

Haz1558

I was telling FM yesterday that I've been plotting this for a while but they don't turn up quite when you imagine.

9:38 am

FMitch

*sigh* I must away - TTFN :)

9:38 am

Vicuna

Bye, FM! Take care of yourself!

9:38 am

Haz1558

See you later, FM.

9:38 am

Atalante

bye dear!

9:38 am

72 Temple Owl

bye fm

9:38 am

Aloyisius

bye, FM.. ttfn

9:39 am

72 Temple Owl

hi aloy! isn't this a nice treat, a bit of babble early in the day withour anyone looking over my shoulder! so nice to see you all.

9:39 am

PureTest

ok this is annoying me now...

9:39 am

PureTest

on the list the only 1 i not got is mi7 which doesnt exist :S

9:40 am

Haz1558

There are 9 7 letter words. If you've got 9, stop looking.

9:40 am

Aloyisius

tis indeed, TO.. enjoying it too .. challenging grid

9:40 am

Haz1558

I knew someone would use the word 'challenging'. It's horrible!

9:40 am

Aloyisius

lol, Haz !

9:40 am

Atalante

I like it!

9:41 am

Atalante

ok, maybe I don't

9:41 am

PureTest

ive got 8

9:41 am

Haz1558

Have you finished, Ata?

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

haz: the words difficult, hard and impossible are very un pc these days...everyoneis "challenged"

9:41 am

PureTest

can you tell me the firstr 2 letters for all 7s?

9:41 am

Atalante

nope :(

9:42 am

Haz1558

No, Pure, you're going to go through that list yourself.

9:42 am

Atalante

*looks in awe at stern Haz*

9:42 am

Vicuna

Haz is hard-core.

9:43 am

Haz1558

I know, TO, what's with that? Everything is challenged and I just keep thinking, why not say it's hard?

9:43 am

72 Temple Owl

or you could just wait until later in the day, pure, when the spellers arrive

9:43 am

Haz1558

Haz isn't going to do the puzzle for somebody else!

9:43 am

Atalante

but haaaaaaz, I have 27 words left! clue them for me!!!

9:44 am

Haz1558

I'm not that stern really (okay, yes I am), but you've got the list, why should I go through it when you can do it for yourself?

9:44 am

PureTest

ok but i didnt mean it like that

9:44 am

Atalante

WOOT! I got the 8s by myself

9:44 am

PureTest

i been through the list, the only 1 missing is supposedly mi7/70 which i am told isnt there? :S

9:44 am

harpjane

this one is certainly easier than yesterday!

9:44 am

Atalante

and Imran on Sky TV!!

9:45 am

Haz1558

I know, Pure, but me finding the 7s means that I have to go through and list it. I'm helpful but not that helpful.

9:45 am

Uniquity

I like this grid much better than yesterdays...I quit yesterday after about 30words, heh

9:45 am

72 Temple Owl

*dons smug shield*

9:45 am

Atalante

uunnnnnniiiii *hugs madly*

9:45 am

Aloyisius

duh, am not finding that to be the case, harpjane.. what did you have for bfast? I need some, lol

9:45 am

Uniquity

**Applies holiday oriented tinfoil hat**

9:45 am

Haz1558

Uni - you can't be my proxy daughter and like this grid. It's against all the laws of England.

9:45 am

72 Temple Owl

hi uni!

9:45 am

PureTest

minicam isnt a word? :S

9:46 am

Vicuna

Phantoms: fornication and dumb. Isn't that just the story of some people's lives?

9:46 am

Uniquity

Well, I only have two words thus far..

9:46 am

harpjane

nothing yet aloy. hm? i wonder what im in for

9:46 am

Atalante

she can be my proxy sister and like it :P

9:46 am

Vicuna

UNI! How are you?

9:46 am

72 Temple Owl

oooh uni, those little blue christmas balls add such chic!

9:46 am

Haz1558

Not accepted in babble, Pure.

9:47 am

Haz1558

You little imp, Uni. Just you wait!

9:47 am

Aloyisius

lol, i just monkeyed bu4, alt spelling for flying creature .. and it worked!

9:47 am

Uniquity

Good day all!! I'm well,and hope everyone else is too :)

9:47 am

Atalante

oh haz, you're missing something very pretty

9:47 am

Uniquity

And TO - why thank you! I thought I ought to be seasonally paranoid!

9:47 am

Haz1558

What pretty thing am I missing?

9:47 am

Atalante

Imran on TV!

9:48 am

Haz1558

He's not been captured again, has he?

9:48 am

harpjane

what is imran on tv?

9:48 am

Atalante

nope. just talking about paskistan

9:48 am

72 Temple Owl

phantom: maniac

9:48 am

harpjane

ina

9:49 am

Uniquity

Perhaps this grid is not as easy as I thought..

9:49 am

Haz1558

Imran Khan is a former cricketer and the most handsome politician in all the world. He's from Pakistan.

9:49 am

Atalante

paskistan? oops!

9:49 am

harpjane

that's what I'm thinking now!

9:50 am

72 Temple Owl

jane: 1. i was about to type those same letters into the chog by mistake. 2. i immediately tried "mania" as a result of your misstep...

9:50 am

Atalante

and he's one of those men that just gets handsomer as he gets older

9:50 am

Haz1558

Uni, it's a stinker of the highest order and I'm not exaggerating even the slightest, tiniest bit.

9:50 am

Uniquity

Like George?

9:50 am

Atalante

my phantom is admiction

9:50 am

Atalante

yep! just like George ... hmm .. I see a Haz trend here

9:50 am

Vicuna

Well, my friends, I must get back to the work of pretending to be a competent housewife. Sigh. I'll be back in a bit. (Because, I mean, let's not take this good housewife stuff TOO far.)

9:50 am

Haz1558

Yes, like George. Happy sigh at the thought of George.

9:51 am

Aloyisius

is that when you can't stay away from karaoke, Ata? admiction

9:51 am

72 Temple Owl

huh? what's that, ata *adjusts smug shiled*

9:51 am

Haz1558

Oh Vic. If I could be there to help, I would be. I'm good at clearing up.

9:51 am

Atalante

oh, it's a horrid oceanography term

9:52 am

72 Temple Owl

hmmm now i wish i could remember whom E! was claling the next george - or maybe it was the young george?

9:52 am

Uniquity

We should get you a stepford wife housecleaner, Vic

9:52 am

Atalante

I can't even remember exactly what it is, I just remember the word! It's something to do with how layers of different solids and liquids mix. I think.

9:52 am

Vicuna

I appreciate the thought, Haz. Not that thoughts do the sweeping, of course. If they did I actually would be a fabulous housewife...

9:52 am

Haz1558

I'm very happy at seeing so many old babbler friends together.

9:52 am

72 Temple Owl

oh, ok, tech terms are fine if you really know them.

9:52 am

Aloyisius

((group hug time))

9:52 am

Atalante

isn't it lovely? afternoons seem very pleasurable at the moment

9:52 am

Haz1558

I'm going all nostalgic.

9:52 am

72 Temple Owl

speak for yourself. i'm not old! :P

9:52 am

Uniquity

Speaking of, where is that FM? I know where Lori disappeared to..

9:53 am

Atalante

she's *gasp* working

9:53 am

Vicuna

Awwww... *sentimental snuffle*

9:53 am

72 Temple Owl

aw, it's lovely, isn't it?

9:53 am

Aloyisius

FM is probably off making millions

9:53 am

Haz1558

When I said 'old', I didn't mean in the age sense. I meant in the babble experience sense. I am challenged in the word department sometimes.

9:53 am

Uniquity

Working,pah. I don't do that for five more hours

9:54 am

Uniquity

Making millions - if she could send a chequemy way..

9:54 am

Atalante

and you'll need all 5 hours for this grid ......

9:54 am

Uniquity

I still want narf to be a word,why hasn't enable changed?

9:54 am

Haz1558

Unless you're like me and can do it in 7 minutes and 54 seconds.

9:54 am

Atalante

well you're a special case

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

well i really dont' have any excuse - i just stopped in to get a phone number off the net to call to see if the item i want is in stock before i truck out there.

9:55 am

Uniquity

Special being the operative word :)

9:55 am

Atalante

very special

9:55 am

Haz1558

I wonder if we keep repeating that, will some gullible soul believe it and repeat it later on in tones of awe and wonderment?

9:55 am

Aloyisius

we need an "s" desperately in this grid

9:55 am

Haz1558

'Haz did this in 7 minutes and 54 seconds. passs it on'

9:55 am

72 Temple Owl

we also need an open bar.

9:56 am

Atalante

someone will look upon it in awe, I'm sure

9:56 am

Aloyisius

LOL.. i'll vote for that

9:56 am

Uniquity

I have hot chocolates with candy canesif anyone would like

9:56 am

chiley

Hi Babblers.

9:56 am

Atalante

mmmm! gimme!

9:57 am

wvteach

hi chiley

9:57 am

Haz1558

And when were you going to mention those, Uni?

9:57 am

Uniquity

*Posts hot chocolate to UK*

9:57 am

Aloyisius

ooh, just found the charged particle an5 AND its adj form

9:57 am

72 Temple Owl

hi chiley.

9:57 am

Haz1558

Hello chiley - you've delurked for us!

9:57 am

Aloyisius

hi chiley

9:58 am

chiley

Yes, once in a while I dare to reveal my presence.

9:58 am

Atalante

hi chiley!

9:58 am

unithorn

Hi all!

9:58 am

Haz1558

We're very glad when you do.

9:58 am

Aloyisius

howdy unithorn

9:59 am

Uniquity

Stinky ac8 that I already know five letters of but can't find..

9:59 am

Haz1558

Hello unithorn.

9:59 am

Atalante

add the days of March

9:59 am

chiley

I'm usually babbling at work, so I keep my nose to the grindstone.

9:59 am

72 Temple Owl

and some of our old babble friends have turned up in recent grids - like the hairy dolphin and the pulpit.

9:59 am

Aloyisius

weirdest 4 letter words i've seen in a while..

9:59 am

Haz1558

The last three letters are a singular date in March for Julius Caesar.

9:59 am

Uniquity

HA! Thanks Ata

10:00 am

Haz1558

So are you at work today, chiley?

10:00 am

72 Temple Owl

hi unit

10:01 am

chiley

Yes I am, but this grid is so thorny I figured I may as well chat since I've hit the wall on finding words.

10:01 am

Atalante

lol join the club

10:01 am

Uniquity

At only 28 words, I am using Lickety's. This grid is uninspiring

10:02 am

Haz1558

So, you're not likely to beat my 7 minutes and 54 seconds record? That's a relief.

10:02 am

Aloyisius

brb.. seeking food

10:02 am

chiley

Definitely not. Your record is safe.

10:02 am

Atalante

shame finito isn't a word

10:02 am

Haz1558

Get some hard liquor, Aloy. Food can only do so much.

10:02 am

72 Temple Owl

only if you cut it down to size

10:03 am

Uniquity

Drink your way through the holiday grids?

10:03 am

Haz1558

Nice subtle clue, TO!

10:03 am

72 Temple Owl

*beams*

10:03 am

Haz1558

I like a subtle clue.

10:04 am

Atalante

good clue, but got that :P

10:04 am

Haz1558

Oh, I forgot. I'm not supposed to be giving opinions on clues any more. Hand slappy.

10:04 am

Atalante

I managed to do about half of a Times cryptic xword the other day. Amazed. I can usually only do the Telegraph ones

10:04 am

72 Temple Owl

*checks to see if smug hat is in place*

10:05 am

Uniquity

Opine all you like

10:05 am

rururocks

And... who came up with that rule for you haz?

10:05 am

72 Temple Owl

hey everyone- i generally go to the merriam-webster site each day for the word of the day and game of the day. they have a game calledscrabble sprint that i really love

10:05 am

72 Temple Owl

morning ruru

10:05 am

Haz1558

Self-imposed, ruru. It's safer all round.

10:06 am

Haz1558

And good morning to you! How are you enjoying this delightful grid?

10:06 am

Atalante

hi rurururururururu

10:06 am

rururocks

I am still icing the wounds of yesterday'

10:06 am

rururocks

morning ata and TO!

10:06 am

Haz1558

(Ata sounds like Spangle howling when we leave her)

10:07 am

rururocks

nice icon TO

10:07 am

Atalante

that's barururuuuuuuuuu!

10:07 am

Haz1558

Ah yes, subtle difference. I stand corrected.

10:08 am

Atalante

I wish Hobbit would howl once in a while

10:08 am

Haz1558

Tell us about scrabble sprint, TO.

10:08 am

72 Temple Owl

why, ty, ruru. it's somewhat biographical, i'm afraid. :(

10:09 am

Uniquity

Did you just wish for Hobbit to howl?? You silly girl..

10:09 am

72 Temple Owl

scrabble sprint gives on about three minutes to complete an entire game. you start at the top of the board and work until there are no more squares left.

10:09 am

Atalante

only once in a while LOL. I've *never* heard her do a proper howl

10:09 am

rururocks

are the a's particularly difficult today or do I just need more coffee?

10:09 am

72 Temple Owl

it is good scrablle practice if one plays in person.

10:10 am

Haz1558

And you're not competing with others, just against the timer?

10:10 am

Haz1558

The whole grid is difficult, ruru. Keep the caffeine coming.

10:10 am

72 Temple Owl

yes! you against the clock/

10:11 am

Haz1558

That sounds like fun, but you wouldn't have time to gloat over a good word until the end.

10:11 am

72 Temple Owl

and it gives you fireworks - with sound!

10:11 am

Atalante

wowww!

10:12 am

Haz1558

You must tell Dr-G. It sounds like something we could have.

10:12 am

72 Temple Owl

of corse 0 i wouldn't know if bable has cound for fireworks, since i never turn sound on

10:12 am

Haz1558

We should get FM to request it. She and Dr-G are very close.

10:12 am

Atalante

I hope uni didn't see the re5/18. she might get ideas

10:12 am

Aloyisius

wow, TO... do you just go to MerriamWebster.com?

10:12 am

72 Temple Owl

:/ typing.

10:13 am

Haz1558

I don't know either, TO, I'm assuming it doesn't.

10:13 am

72 Temple Owl

yes aloy! i like most of the daily games and you get two wrodsof the day, too! the word of the year 2998 is "bailout"

10:13 am

Haz1558

I know! re5/18 is to be avoided completely.

10:14 am

Aloyisius

ouch.. in 2998?

10:14 am

72 Temple Owl

hell whay do I care what the word of the year will be in 2998? they'll all comunicate via telepathy by then.

10:14 am

rururocks

am's are complete.. more coffee..

10:14 am

Atalante

absolutely

10:14 am

rururocks

making a second pot..

10:14 am

Atalante

I shouldn't tell you I roasted a chicken yesterday for Hobbit's dinners, should I?

10:14 am

Aloyisius

so much more efficient

10:15 am

Haz1558

You didn't!

10:15 am

periwinkle

hello, need to go to an appt in a minute, clue for the re5/18 which I cannot see

10:15 am

72 Temple Owl

ty ata.

10:15 am

Atalante

I did!!

10:15 am

periwinkle

NM found it

10:15 am

72 Temple Owl

peri do you like celtic music? i have tickets for a perforamnce sunday evening in sellersville, i wanted to take a friend but she is broke and won't accept a ticket

10:15 am

chiley

argh.....people keep coming in and asking for things. They are so inconsiderate of the massive effort I'm exerting on Babble.

10:16 am

periwinkle

where is sellersville?

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

tsk tsk and it's the holiday season

10:16 am

Haz1558

People just don't know, chiley, do they? They are challenged in the babble etiquette department.

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

near perkasie

10:17 am

periwinkle

have no idea where that is or how I would get there, Owl, but thanks for asking

10:17 am

chiley

Yes, and I have to quickly change windows so they don't realize that I'm not as busy as I look.

10:17 am

chiley

Yes, and I have to quickly change windows so they don't realize that I'm not as busy as I look.

10:17 am

chiley

oops.

10:17 am

chiley

I'm not sure how that happened

10:18 am

72 Temple Owl

LOL theres a one key solutaion to that but i forgot it - alt something. which is why i got busted and restrict my work babble to lunchtime. which has given me true babblebut

10:18 am

rururocks

I hate it when people bother me when I am babbling..calling and ordering wine...jeez don't they know?

10:18 am

Haz1558

The site is a bit funny today for me as well although it's improved on what it was doing before.

10:18 am

periwinkle

ok, going now, bbl

10:19 am

Judi

Okay. The office Christmas tree is now none-too-affectionately referred to as the "emm effin Christmas Tree".

10:19 am

72 Temple Owl

i found a wine i acutally like, it's a cuvee blush. also a holiday wine bt i don't think they count.

10:19 am

chiley

FYI....miniman is not a word....although I think it should be

10:20 am

Aloyisius

bet George is not a miniman...

10:20 am

72 Temple Owl

hi judi! ah, the joys of the seasohn...don't you have any interns to strongarm into putting it up?

10:20 am

Haz1558

miniman is vertically challenged.

10:20 am

Atalante

I wish there was such thing as a cheap Amarone

10:20 am

chiley

Yes and has a Napoleonic complex

10:21 am

Judi

No. It is a pre-lit tree which is supposed to only need plugging in. The top and bottom sections are lit, but the middle is not. Pre-lit my arse.

10:22 am

72 Temple Owl

*burns* the guy they hired for my upgraded job is short and definitely has thhe napoleionic thing going on. he violated etttiquette by stepping over my cube line and challenging me, when i stood up i found out i was taller!

10:22 am

72 Temple Owl

and i am only 5'4'' in those shoes!

10:22 am

Haz1558

I'm trying to work out a sentence involving Judi's last sentence....

10:23 am

72 Temple Owl

that makes three shrimps in the office and only one is a stanup guy - so to speak:D

10:24 am

Haz1558

Are we being sizeist?

10:24 am

Judi

Tell him you're allergic to shellfish and turn the hose on him, TO.

10:24 am

leighprefect

Hello everyone!

10:24 am

Atalante

never

10:25 am

72 Temple Owl

i am only 5'1 1/2 in, how could i be sizeist?

10:25 am

Aloyisius

hi leigh

10:25 am

Haz1558

Leighprefect! hello, nice to see you!

10:25 am

leighprefect

*giggles @ TO* Tell him the midget section is over there...and point outside.

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

and judi we are not allowed to have lights. excpet the lawyers who won the office decorating cintest. surprised they had the time to hang up a christmas wreath they are so busy putting obstacles in our way!

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

HI LEIGH!

10:26 am

Haz1558

Exactly TO. I'm just about your size as well.

10:26 am

leighprefect

*wave*

10:26 am

Judi

Oh, you have my sympathies, TO. Worked for lawyers for seven years. It was a life-sucking experience.

10:27 am

Haz1558

Where have you been, leigh, and why have you not been here?

10:27 am

72 Temple Owl

i don't work for them. i am not worthy. it's only that the head one didn't get the job to run the place so he makes our lives miserable.

10:28 am

leighprefect

Well, Miss Haz, I have been busy working and trying (unsuccessfully) to find a job. I've just been too tired to babble! *scowl* How are you though?

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

leigh i thought you were teaching? or was that student teaching?

10:28 am

Haz1558

I'm fine!

10:28 am

Judi

Ahh. Sour grapes make for bitter whine.

10:28 am

leighprefect

I was student teaching, aye.

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

can you sub?

10:29 am

Aloyisius

fun chatting with you all.. I'm off to do stuff.. see you next grid.. byee

10:29 am

leighprefect

Bye Alo!

10:29 am

Haz1558

See you Aloy!

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

aw, bye aloy and grats on finishing

10:30 am

leighprefect

TO- I can, but with work right now it's so hard to get the days to do it. After Christmas I'm going to start subbing again.

10:30 am

Haz1558

My daughter is in the same position, graduated, worked to cover maternity leaves in schools, now is doing supply teaching. It seems impossible to get a permanent post.

10:30 am

leighprefect

Haz-It's awful, yeah!

10:30 am

72 Temple Owl

oh you are working

10:31 am

Mary

Hi all, re Lickety's list, what is the wrong word listed? She has 130 and the grid says 129

10:31 am

Haz1558

She teaches in primary schools, ages 5 - 11 although prefers the younger ones.

10:31 am

leighprefect

I'm just thankful I have any job at the moment...even if it's not what I want.

10:31 am

Haz1558

mi7 is the wrong one, Mary.

10:32 am

72 Temple Owl

what are you doing, leigh?

10:32 am

Haz1558

I know. She quite enjoys going round different schools but would prefer the stability of her own classroom.

10:32 am

Mary

ty Haz, saw it in the chat earlier but did not write it down. Now I can proceed. thanx again

10:32 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Mary.

10:34 am

Haz1558

Going to take a little break to inspect the progress in the bedroom remodelling. Fingers crossed that there's still a floor, at least. Back later!

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

bye haz! nice to see you .i'm home tomorrow too, see you then!

10:35 am

Atalante

bye dear!

10:35 am

Judi

Bye, Haz!

10:36 am

Haz1558

Quick update. Floor intact. Dust everywhere!

10:36 am

Haz1558

Bye!

10:36 am

Atalante

Spangle fascinated!

10:37 am

Haz1558

Spangle asleep. She's got bored.....

10:37 am

Atalante

looool

10:37 am

Haz1558

Really gone this time....

10:37 am

wvteach

fireworks here

10:37 am

Atalante

spaniels don't have a huge attention span, do they?

10:37 am

Atalante

yay wv!

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

well dear babblers, must go, have to go to doctor this afternoon and must attempt to shop till then. happy babbling all!

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

well dear babblers, must go, have to go to doctor this afternoon and must attempt to shop till then. happy babbling all!

10:38 am

Atalante

bye TO!

10:42 am

Atalante

18 left. this grid is like pulling teeth

10:43 am

Lizsark

hello all - Ata!!

10:43 am

Atalante

lizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

10:43 am

Lizsark

hows it going?

10:43 am

Atalante

this gri d is evil grid from hell

10:43 am

Lizsark

ah just like everything else at the moment then lol

10:44 am

Atalante

absolutely

10:44 am

Atalante

you're having one of those weeks, too??!

10:44 am

Lizsark

does the word ELECTION ring any bells

10:44 am

Atalante

ahhhhh

10:44 am

Lizsark

ahhhhh indeed :)

10:45 am

Atalante

at least its over

10:45 am

Lizsark

in a sense yes - but the Barclays have kicked their toys out of their pram because none of their candidates got elected ....

10:46 am

Atalante

gah!

10:46 am

Lizsark

100 people laid off in an instant, 4 hotels boarded up and hey! guess what? My shop is rented from them...

10:46 am

Atalante

don't you love it when that happens!

10:46 am

Atalante

oh noooo

10:46 am

Lizsark

oh yeeees

10:46 am

Atalante

urf

10:46 am

Atalante

what have they said?

10:47 am

Lizsark

all there other shop building renters have had calls to say they are being booted out - I'm waiting for my call

10:47 am

Atalante

great. I hate sulky dynasties

10:47 am

Lizsark

A quote from a french paper today "A private island, huge mansion and national newspaper - £millions. Seats in Chief Pleas, priceless. Democracy can kick you in nuts huh"

10:48 am

flosey

good morning everyone

10:48 am

Atalante

grrrrr. we had the same thing in Northampton years ago. A big local - and very dodgy - businessman and his son didn't get elected to the council, and caused *chaos*

10:48 am

Lizsark

hiya Flo

10:49 am

Lizsark

I'll be glad if they go to be honest but really really wish it didnt affect my gorgeous little shop

10:49 am

Sandieangel

can anyone give me a heads up on the de10 plz? Does it have the same 3rd letter as the previous 3?

10:49 am

Atalante

absolutely!

10:49 am

Lizsark

hi Sandie

10:49 am

Atalante

yes, sandie

10:49 am

Sandieangel

Hi Lizsark.

10:50 am

Atalante

safer territory. how is oscarmonster?

10:50 am

Sandieangel

OK that gives me something to work on.

10:50 am

Lizsark

Right before Christmas too. My best friend and her husband are both employed by them (were, rather) and they have 4 kids

10:50 am

Lizsark

Ah! Oscar monster! He's ADORABLE naturally!

10:50 am

Lizsark

And not destroying anything today (yet)

10:50 am

Atalante

*sigh* what timing!

10:51 am

Lizsark

Hows Hobbity

10:51 am

Atalante

can't you send him to bite the Barclays?

10:51 am

Lizsark

He doesnt know how sadly

10:51 am

Atalante

roll on them?

10:51 am

Lizsark

maybe I could train him up

10:52 am

Lizsark

ah yes after rolling in unspeakables firsst

10:52 am

Atalante

yep! find some nice fox poo ...

10:53 am

Lizsark

I would if we had foxes on Sark lol

10:53 am

Atalante

gah!!!

10:53 am

Atalante

what smelly creatures do you have?

10:54 am

Sandieangel

Ok I officially give up on the de10 - any clues plz?

10:54 am

Atalante

badger poo is good!

10:54 am

Lizsark

no badgers....

10:54 am

Atalante

if I gave you the de10, sandie, you'd have the word

10:54 am

Atalante

awkward island

10:54 am

Atalante

dead fish and nasty things on the shore then

10:54 am

Sandieangel

does it have anything to do with the previous one.

10:55 am

wvteach

sandie - de 10 - the meanings of a word

10:55 am

Lizsark

The only mammals we have are rats, mice, rabbits, shrews, hedgehogs and bats - he just normally looks for something decomposing instead!!!!

10:55 am

rururocks

in 7/36 clue please?

10:55 am

torgone

Badgers? We ain't got no badgers! I don't got to show you no stinking badgers!

10:55 am

Lizsark

we just ARE awkward aren;t we! Any houses for sale near you Ata??? :)

10:55 am

Sandieangel

Oh thanks so much - I finally got it.

10:56 am

Atalante

cheap houses round here! our nearly next door neighbours moved here last year from Guernsey

10:56 am

Lizsark

Great clue that Ata for the DE10

10:56 am

Lizsark

No way!

10:56 am

Atalante

no. Jersey.

10:56 am

Lizsark

Reserve me one then quick!

10:57 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the mi7/40

10:57 am

Atalante

I keep seeing foxes round here at the moment, they must be breaking cover to get some sunlight warmth I think. I see them basking on paths

10:57 am

Atalante

brb hobbit wants something

10:57 am

Lizsark

bless her

10:58 am

Lizsark

gotta go feed Ossie too I suppose

11:04 am

Atalante

furmonsters fed

11:04 am

Atalante

they have real chicken today, I roasted a chicken last night to mix in with their dry food

11:05 am

Ouwachita

last one i need...mi7/40...any clue...cant seem to even monkeytype it

11:05 am

Flask1

Hi all...a clue please for mi7 please?

11:05 am

Atalante

there is no mi7

11:06 am

Ouwachita

lickety says there is one

11:06 am

mom23

accordint to lickety there's one. can he be wrong?

11:06 am

Atalante

lickety is wrong

11:06 am

Ouwachita

and i am 40 points short

11:06 am

Flask1

ok thanks!

11:07 am

wvteach

i got 129 words and 1961 points without the mi 7

11:07 am

Ouwachita

me too wvteach

11:08 am

wvteach

and the screen showed the fireworks and all the stats were greyed out

11:08 am

Atalante

that's the important thing, not lickety

11:08 am

Ouwachita

so the total is only 129 and 1961 points?

11:09 am

wvteach

that's what got it done for me

11:10 am

hydra

Hello all. Any clues for the mi7,40 please?

11:10 am

Atalante

read the log :P

11:10 am

wvteach

there is no mi 7 - it's a mistake on lickety

11:12 am

hydra

Thanks, wyteach. I'd been puzzling over it for ages!

11:14 am

hydra

Sorry, Ata. I scrolled down as far as the box would allow, but the info must be further down in the log.

11:14 am

wvteach

we all did :)

11:14 am

Atalante

11:05 onwards :)

11:15 am

hydra

Found it now, thanks :-}

11:16 am

Atalante

wasn't trying to sound stern, just thought it was easier to direct you to that than go through the whole explanation again!!

11:17 am

hydra

You did the right thing! :)

11:19 am

Atalante

awwwww my little cat has come to say hi

11:20 am

hydra

Prrrrrrmeow!

11:21 am

Atalante

yep! much purrrring

11:22 am

hydra

12 left. I'll save them for later. TTFN!

11:24 am

Atalante

byee!

11:26 am

wvteach

i'm off to get some work done - need to clean the kitchen

11:42 am

OrangeCat

good evening all

11:44 am

Scrabbler

OC, I was recently thinking of you when I heard about the problems in Greece.

11:50 am

caitlyn

Good evening all.......

11:50 am

Kelcey

hi audrey

11:51 am

Scrabbler

Hi caitlyn and kelcey

11:53 am

caitlyn

How are you scrabbler?

11:53 am

=)

hey kel

11:54 am

Atalante

hi scrabs! hi cait!

11:55 am

caitlyn

Hi Ata !!

11:56 am

caitlyn

Its quiet here again today

11:56 am

Scrabbler

I am off til Monday. I have a Wed-Sunday mini-vacation--mental health break + housecleaning assault.

11:57 am

Atalante

because the grid is hell!

11:57 am

caitlyn

Try to have some time for YOU Scrabbler

11:57 am

caitlyn

I agree Ata....I thought I was having an off day LOL

11:58 am

Atalante

nope, it's HELL

11:59 am

Scrabbler

I am being lazy so far, although I did vacuum upstairs.

11:59 am

rolin

ooooh my...ata is saying the grid is hell...no WONDER im finding it hard...lol

11:59 am

caitlyn

I know lickety put an extra word in but I so wanted to use the word minicam

11:59 am

Scrabbler

Yes, this grid is tough!

12:01 pm

caitlyn

Hi rolin, just noticed you

12:01 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Ro

12:02 pm

bubba218

Finished, a tough grid today.

12:03 pm

caitlyn

Congrats bubba !!

12:04 pm

Scrabbler

Congrats Bubba!

12:04 pm

bubba218

anyone need any clues, before I go?

12:04 pm

caitlyn

Im fine thank you bubba

12:05 pm

flosey

does anyone have a clue for fa6 please?

12:05 pm

Scrabbler

Go free, Bubba, we need way too much help with this grid.

12:05 pm

bubba218

fa6 a person who like another + charged particle

12:06 pm

flosey

thanks bubba

12:06 pm

caitlyn

Hi flosey

12:06 pm

flosey

great clue

12:06 pm

flosey

hi caitlyn

12:06 pm

bubba218

see you all then, got to dictate notes, buy x-mas gifts and do stuff, see you all!

12:07 pm

caitlyn

Bye bubba

12:08 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Bubba

12:11 pm

Atalante

I really really don't want to go to the list, but there are no more words!

12:12 pm

Scrabbler

I just opened the list with 74 to go--I was just staring at the grid and wasting time.

12:12 pm

Atalante

15 to go *sigh*

12:13 pm

rururocks

16 to go ... sigh

12:13 pm

Scrabbler

Good for you, Ata--you are close!! Go go!

12:13 pm

Atalante

I know! That's why I don't want to give in!

12:14 pm

Scrabbler

I am the one that gave up quite early.

12:14 pm

Scrabbler

Go Ruru go!!

12:14 pm

Scrabbler

First ac6?

12:15 pm

caitlyn

Can someone tell me why we put ourselves through this daily?

12:15 pm

Scrabbler

It is a disease, a compulsion....

12:15 pm

Atalante

masochistic

12:15 pm

Scrabbler

It is a daily search and rescue.

12:16 pm

rururocks

on 5 please I am going nuts trying to find it

12:16 pm

Atalante

on + spasm

12:16 pm

caitlyn

on and a nervous twitch

12:17 pm

Scrabbler

First ac6?

12:17 pm

rururocks

thank you...

12:18 pm

harpjane

left column grey lol

12:18 pm

harpjane

*hello*

12:18 pm

rururocks

I got a nervous tic.. just from that stupid word

12:18 pm

caitlyn

Scrabbler use the same 4 letters as the 1st 5/12 and a vowel and cons

12:18 pm

caitlyn

Hi harp

12:20 pm

harpjane

ma5?

12:20 pm

Judi

Ugh. I give up. Clue for the mi7? I know what the first 4 letters are, but can't monkey the rest.

12:21 pm

Atalante

no mi7

12:21 pm

Judi

Ma5 is a dance.

12:21 pm

caitlyn

Hi Judi

12:21 pm

harpjane

thanks

12:22 pm

Judi

I'm looking at Lickety's list and there is an Mi7/40.

12:22 pm

Atalante

lickety is wrong

12:22 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Judi and Jane

12:22 pm

caitlyn

Its a mistake Judi

12:22 pm

Judi

Really? Or are you just messing with my little pea-sized head?

12:22 pm

Scrabbler

I don't have the first ac5 either or the ac7...

12:23 pm

wildcat17

really really judi

12:23 pm

wildcat17

mistakes happen

12:23 pm

caitlyn

ac not out plus vowel

12:24 pm

Judi

Wow. To think of the useless torture I endured.

12:24 pm

wildcat17

lol

12:24 pm

Atalante

always trust this page, not lickety's!

12:25 pm

Scrabbler

So Lickety's program found a word not accepted by Babble?

12:25 pm

Atalante

maybe

12:25 pm

Scrabbler

I found the first ac6 and ac5--TY...now for ac7

12:25 pm

MonkeyGames

OK, manic boy in bed, I have a few minutes for you good people. Hi!

12:25 pm

caitlyn

yes minicam works lol

12:26 pm

caitlyn

Hi MG

12:26 pm

Judi

Hey, Monkey... How's the BEER???

12:26 pm

Scrabbler

Hi MG--relax!

12:26 pm

MonkeyGames

I am sorry to say I do not know yet. Danny's migraine carried over a bit and then he was back at work. We will be enjoying it heartily Saturday. Will report.

12:27 pm

MonkeyGames

Re... lax.... seems I USED to know this word!

12:27 pm

harpjane

bi5?

12:27 pm

Judi

Okay. Are those salamanders in your icon?

12:28 pm

MonkeyGames

Been a long but interesting day, but it involved a long tour, walking slowly, which always kills my back.

12:28 pm

MonkeyGames

Newts. From an icon theme a couple days ago. Haven't had the time/willpower to bother changuing it again. Sigh.

12:29 pm

crosshair

someone say newts? lol

12:29 pm

Judi

Ah. Very slimey.

12:29 pm

caitlyn

Hi cross

12:29 pm

MonkeyGames

Lol indeed. Cross, I will be working seriously on your wolf VERY soon! Sorry for all this kerfuffle and delay.

12:29 pm

crosshair

howdy cait:)

12:29 pm

Scrabbler

Crossy--done with work or on break?

12:29 pm

harpjane

newts was just yesterday, wasn't it?

12:29 pm

crosshair

np at all darlin,cant rush creativity

12:30 pm

crosshair

day of,one honey do errand and im all yours;) brb

12:30 pm

crosshair

off even

12:30 pm

MonkeyGames

I should, all going well, get my degree on Jan. 23, 4 days before my birthday. So things are a tad cramped right now. Lots to finish up and a half-hour presentation to work up.

12:30 pm

crosshair

semi-poof

12:30 pm

MonkeyGames

I think it was the day before yesterday. Buit the way my time sense has been lately, who can say?

12:31 pm

Scrabbler

You will do it, MG! What a great accomplishment as you have to be wife and mom too.

12:31 pm

MonkeyGames

Semi, bye, cross!

12:31 pm

Scrabbler

ac7 anyone?

12:31 pm

caitlyn

Thats great going MG well done !!

12:32 pm

MonkeyGames

Thanks. Yeah, it';d be easier if, like most others, I could send Walter off to a grandparent now and then... but they're all a 14-hour flight away. But I'm ghanging in there! He just gets frustrated if I have to work on teh computer a lot.

12:32 pm

MonkeyGames

Thanks, Caitlyn!

12:32 pm

Judi

Fireburps!

12:32 pm

MonkeyGames

YAY JUDI!

12:32 pm

Atalante

yay Judi!

12:32 pm

caitlyn

Congrats Judi!!

12:32 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Judi! How did you do it? I just managed to pass halfway.

12:33 pm

Judi

I started earlier this a.m., Scrabbler. Just popped in to finish up after lunch.

12:33 pm

harpjane

is the de10 to undo an 8?

12:33 pm

Atalante

oooo I need the ac7 too!

12:34 pm

caitlyn

MG my daughter was a mature student, single mum of 2 and she managed to get a 1st in nursing

12:34 pm

Scrabbler

Nope, the de10 is what we get when we click on the "?" before the words on the list.

12:34 pm

Judi

De10 would be to formally explain a word we don't know.

12:34 pm

harpjane

ah ha!

12:34 pm

MonkeyGames

Today we toured another place I could end up working (still really want the art studio for people with brain injury though). This was a big factory staffed by people who can't hold down a job elsewhere. People who are severely mentally handicapped, ex-prisoners, people with severe depression, junkies, ex-illegal-aliens like myself, you name it. Very interesting place. The point is to get them enough training to work elsewhere.

12:35 pm

Judi

Ac7: emote + vowel + negative root.

12:35 pm

Atalante

tyty!

12:35 pm

Judi

ywyw!

12:35 pm

MonkeyGames

ood for her, Caitlyn! A 1st I will not get... but we started with 32 students and are finishing up with 6, and i'm the only non-native speaker, so I do feel a tad of pride about it, through the burnout.

12:35 pm

caitlyn

lol lol lol

12:36 pm

caitlyn

Be very proud of yourself MG

12:36 pm

Scrabbler

? negative root ?

12:37 pm

Judi

Negative root word - not vegetable or tuber.

12:37 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, that is what impresses me the most---your primary language is English and Dutch is tough to learn.

12:37 pm

MonkeyGames

Awww, shucks, thanks.

12:37 pm

MonkeyGames

Dutch is, pardon the expression, a BITCH to learn.

12:38 pm

MonkeyGames

The neighbors are shrieking. Must be football on.

12:38 pm

Judi

My brain would be a pile of squirmy newts if I tried to learn Dutch.

12:38 pm

Scrabbler

I am freezing and must go vacuum in order to warm up.

12:38 pm

Judi

I have a hard enough time with English.

12:38 pm

MonkeyGames

Mine did. Realize I did not start this degree until I'd been here 12 years...

12:38 pm

caitlyn

Well its time for me to cook........see you all tomorrow, good luck with the grid, bye

12:39 pm

MonkeyGames

Walter's not having a problem though. He asked me if his teacher could come over to visit. I said, "It's OK with me!" so he turned to her and said, "Wilt u een keer bij ons op bezoek komen, in onze huis?" I was really inpressed.

12:40 pm

MonkeyGames

Bye Scrabbs and Caitlyn!

12:40 pm

Judi

Okay. I'm off to do some real work. Have filing to do. Blagh.

12:40 pm

MonkeyGames

Bye Judi! Will report on the beer!

12:41 pm

Judi

*Peuffe*

12:42 pm

MonkeyGames

Can someone clue the O in the left column before I try ti strangle it?

12:42 pm

Atalante

ob4/6

12:43 pm

MonkeyGames

Thanks!!!

12:43 pm

MonkeyGames

And THERE it is! Thanks again.

12:44 pm

MonkeyGames

Defin is SO a word, darn it! Done it plenty to fish I was planning to eat. Oh well.

12:47 pm

MonkeyGames

Just for the record, are others finding this grid kind of a grind?

12:48 pm

Atalante

it's impossible!

12:49 pm

inge

yes, Monkey , it is a toughie

12:49 pm

MonkeyGames

Thank you. I feel better now. If YOU think it's tough it must be hell.

12:49 pm

MonkeyGames

Not just me then, in other words.

12:49 pm

Atalante

certainly not just you

12:50 pm

inge

I went to the list after 30 words!!!

12:50 pm

MonkeyGames

We could play "things that sound like real words so shoule be accepted"... like fibur.

12:50 pm

MonkeyGames

Or do I just need more sleep?

12:51 pm

MonkeyGames

It would help if I could somehow stop looking for words from letters I have already greyed out.

12:53 pm

bichon

there's actually a 10 letter word in this grid. Hard to believe

12:53 pm

MonkeyGames

Hey, did I tell you folks there was a bat in the school stairwell last week? Cute little tiny bat, lost. We finally managed to get it into the bike cellar, where it could find shelter or a way out.

12:54 pm

MonkeyGames

I'm not used to seeing them close up enough to see their eyes and fur and breathing, and watch the wing leather fold up. It was cool. No rabies here, for the record.

12:56 pm

MonkeyGames

Is the 10 a compound, anyone know?

12:56 pm

Atalante

no, it isn't

12:56 pm

MonkeyGames

Oh jeez... OK, cool!

12:56 pm

fruittart

hi all! popping in for some torment -- this grid is brutal!

12:57 pm

MonkeyGames

Hi Fruittart! Yes, it is.

12:57 pm

fruittart

the 10 is one of the few words I did find -- this grid is the de10 of 'difficult'

12:57 pm

bichon

ty fruittart

12:58 pm

fruittart

;)

12:58 pm

EvaNadine

*tiptoes into chog*
hints for the T word?

12:58 pm

MonkeyGames

Oh it's a FISH!!!! Whack me with a scrod.

12:58 pm

fruittart

eva -- have a gin and t****

12:59 pm

EvaNadine

thanks. *grins sheepishly*

12:59 pm

MonkeyGames

What about that bottom right I?

1:00 pm

EvaNadine

io5/12 -- think particles

1:00 pm

MonkeyGames

OH DANG!!!! I feel really stupid now. Whach me with a sturgeon and thank you!

1:00 pm

fruittart

what's the 9 begin with?

1:01 pm

MonkeyGames

No idea...

1:01 pm

EvaNadine

in9/66 -- its a continuation of in6/24

1:01 pm

fruittart

I have in8 -- describes my state of being -- staring blankly at the screen :P

1:02 pm

EvaNadine

the 8s, however i am missing...
*dives into grid to find in8*

1:02 pm

crosshair

crossy,s back:)

1:02 pm

Atalante

in9

1:02 pm

fruittart

hmmm -- no in6 yet . . .

1:02 pm

MonkeyGames

Well, time for me to bow out and immerse myself in mindless entertainment (and House). Catch you folks later, have fun, thanks for the clues and moral support!

1:02 pm

EvaNadine

to bring charges against...

1:03 pm

crosshair

tc mg;)

1:04 pm

inge

one in 6 is a child

1:05 pm

fruittart

ty!

1:05 pm

lynxxx

TY Inge! Good morning everyone

1:05 pm

inge

amptjer om 6 : in + bus **** (what yu pay to ride the bus)'

1:05 pm

crosshair

howdy lynn;)

1:06 pm

inge

in 6/21 measn very private, ends in vowel

1:09 pm

inge

in 6?21 means the innermost lining of a organ

1:10 pm

inge

did someone ask about the left conrner I? it is an adjective for the smallest particle

1:11 pm

Atalante

innermost lining of an organ?

1:11 pm

EspritdJean

that's the right corner

1:11 pm

EspritdJean

that's the right corner
on the left side

1:11 pm

EspritdJean

e

1:11 pm

Scrabbler

((Jean + Rocky)))--how did things proceed on Monday?

1:11 pm

crosshair

this grid is being hard on me:)

1:12 pm

EspritdJean

Scrab put him in my car and the battery was dead

1:12 pm

mixi6

very hard

1:12 pm

Scrabbler

All of us, Crossy. It is a sneaky, conniving grid.

1:12 pm

Scrabbler

NOOOOO, Jean!

1:12 pm

EspritdJean

erpreted as a call from the governor (altho our governor is now under arrest)

1:12 pm

inge

according to the dictionary. In German it means pirvate, and rhymes with Maxine , the pub in Paris mentioned in operas

1:12 pm

EspritdJean

so I kept him for another two days and slept with him in my arms the whole 2 nights

1:13 pm

EspritdJean

yesterday I took him to the vet

1:13 pm

inge

is the Illinois governor again arrested, your prvious one already is in jail

1:13 pm

Atalante

awwwww ((Jean))

1:13 pm

Scrabbler

**imagining Rocky in Jean's arms**

1:13 pm

EspritdJean

I know, our penetentiary should have an Illinois Politicians Wing

1:14 pm

EspritdJean

this one is really a brazen pig

1:14 pm

EspritdJean

I can still feel him Scrab

1:14 pm

Scrabbler

Most politicians are psychopaths--power and control freaks, narcissists, scary people

1:14 pm

inge

sorry guys, I cannot distinguish left from right after this recent election

1:15 pm

Atalante

you did the right thing though, Jean. you loved him. *huge hugs*

1:15 pm

EspritdJean

greed and corruption that's all it boils down to

1:15 pm

Scrabbler

Correct, Inge--there is right and wrong and good and bad.

1:15 pm

crosshair

power corrupts,absolute power corrupts absolutly:/

1:15 pm

EspritdJean

when is enough ENOUGH?

1:15 pm

rururocks

I cannot find the in 6/21 help please

1:15 pm

Scrabbler

Jean, how wonderful that you had 2 days and nights to snuggle with Rocky.

1:16 pm

Scrabbler

I got lost too, Ruru, with the clues.

1:16 pm

crosshair

the true noble use of power is knowing when not to use it;)

1:16 pm

EspritdJean

if you are very close with someone ruru yu are said to be in****te

1:16 pm

inge

I am a llatecomer. Who is Rocky?

1:16 pm

crosshair

who is rocky? and waht is wrong with him?

1:16 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Jean.

1:16 pm

EspritdJean

my little old Shih Tzu

1:16 pm

rururocks

thanks

1:16 pm

Atalante

Rocky was Jean's beloved dog

1:16 pm

EspritdJean

my little old Shih Tzu

1:16 pm

inge

AAAh

1:17 pm

EspritdJean

Rocky went to Dog Heaven yesterday

1:17 pm

rururocks

down to 6.. and these are impossible to find..ugh

1:17 pm

crosshair

oh yes..i remember we were talking other day bout rocky

1:17 pm

EspritdJean

yes

1:17 pm

rururocks

ar 6 clue?

1:17 pm

Jayde287

Is anyone else having trouble with babble accepting words?

1:17 pm

Scrabbler

I have none of the na or ni words--are any "normal"?

1:17 pm

lynxxx

Oh, I am very sad for you Espritd ((hugs))

1:18 pm

Jayde287

Lickety accepts my mi 7, but babble doesn't

1:18 pm

Atalante

one is a vitamin, scrabs

1:18 pm

Scrabbler

Jayde, I use Lickety's babble expert browser and for a while earlier the clue list would not load.

1:18 pm

rururocks

one you get at a health food store a supplement scrabs

1:18 pm

EspritdJean

ty very much for your caring and compassion

1:18 pm

Scrabbler

TY for ni6

1:19 pm

rururocks

ar 6 anyone?

1:19 pm

inge

ar 6 is a medicinal plant

1:19 pm

Scrabbler

Most of us have been in the same situation, Jean---seeing a beloved animal companion grow old +/or ill and dreading life without them yet not wanting them to suffer.

1:19 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Inge

1:20 pm

rururocks

thanks I got it! I got it! yeah....happy dance...

1:20 pm

Jayde287

Some tough words today!

1:20 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Ruru!!

1:20 pm

crosshair

when my boy was young and we lost one of our dogs,i told him that god wanted a dog with lots of live in him and that our old companion went to live with him:)

1:20 pm

rururocks

**small victories with this grid...mean so much ...lol

1:20 pm

crosshair

love even

1:20 pm

Kelcey

what are some words you've found?

1:21 pm

Kelcey

mici

1:23 pm

inge

when butter is left out too long it turns ra6/24

1:23 pm

fruittart

*duh* finally found in9 . . . have ignored that top i until now! TY!

1:23 pm

crosshair

ill take a clue for in 9 please

1:24 pm

EspritdJean

in+di7/36

1:24 pm

inge

in noun is the noun from in 6/24

1:24 pm

EspritdJean

di7/36 = proper speech or pronunciation

1:24 pm

lynxxx

If you look glance quickly at ia4.7 it looks like a baby sheep, leads to a 5 & 6

1:25 pm

fruittart

Tartlets need immediate supervision! *poof*

1:25 pm

Atalante

tyty lynx!

1:26 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Lynxxx, I had only ia6

1:27 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

EspitirdJean, I am so very sorry to learn of your loss. I lost my last dog on May 10th (he was about 18 years old) and I still feel him here with me...so, know that he is not in pain and that his spirit will be with you always. You are in my prayers.

1:31 pm

Atalante

9 left!

1:31 pm

gapeach1066@yaho

Sorry I did not spell your name correctly.

1:33 pm

crosshair

THIS GRID..ARRGH!

1:33 pm

lynxxx

the grid is good

1:34 pm

lynxxx

f you like extracting teeth

1:34 pm

rururocks

in 7 ( my last I) please

1:34 pm

Atalante

the grid is evil!

1:35 pm

lynxxx

in7 change the last letter of in6.24 to 2 vowels

1:35 pm

crosshair

is there priest in the house? this grid need to be exorcised

1:36 pm

lynxxx

I am sure some of these words mean 'the devil'

1:36 pm

rururocks

thank you lynxx.. I's are done...yippee!

1:36 pm

grant

in7 starts w/500 mi race and ends w

1:36 pm

rururocks

three more a's

1:36 pm

Jayde287

clue for the first am 5/14?

1:36 pm

grant

ends with federal intell agency

1:37 pm

bichon

in 7 is a raised seal on an official document

1:38 pm

lynxxx

am5 am & frozen water, change last vowel

1:39 pm

Jayde287

TY Lynxxx!

1:39 pm

Jayde287

FIREWORKS! (Finally)

1:39 pm

Scrabbler

TY for in7/36

1:39 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Jade!

1:39 pm

crosshair

yaa for jay!! 21 gun salute for you!!

1:39 pm

Scrabbler

yahoo Jayde

1:39 pm

Jayde287

Thanks all!

1:39 pm

Jayde287

gtg

1:40 pm

Jayde287

see you all tomorrow most likely

1:40 pm

Jayde287

hopefully I'll have a snow day

1:40 pm

Jayde287

bye!

1:40 pm

lynxxx

bye Jayde!

1:40 pm

Jayde287

*poof*

1:41 pm

crosshair

crossy smiles around a mouthfull of vegetable thin crackers with garlic and chive cream cheese;)

1:42 pm

bichon

I'm stuck on a really dumb word, the be 4/8. I have the one previous and the one after

1:42 pm

Gadget

How can there be 15 I-words...this grid bites

1:43 pm

lynxxx

be4.8 what you sleep in followed by YOU

1:43 pm

jessmom

more than that gadget...27 i words today

1:43 pm

dessert

hi, i'm new finding this very difficult.

1:43 pm

crosshair

hi im old and finding this difficult;)

1:44 pm

lynxxx

Hi Dessert, this is a hard one

1:44 pm

lynxxx

lol Crossy

1:44 pm

bichon

ty lynxxx, never hoid of it

1:44 pm

Atalante

oooo someone likes nudibranchs

1:45 pm

dessert

wow, I do!

1:45 pm

lynxxx

Gadget - 15 i words - no, try 27!

1:45 pm

Scrabbler

This grid ranks as "expert" or "challenge" level.

1:45 pm

lynxxx

what are they? trees in winter?

1:45 pm

featherbee

uh oh scrabs! glad to know that before i dive in

1:45 pm

Scrabbler

I still need the na's and 2 ni's---I have been staring at this gird!

1:46 pm

Atalante

sea slugs :)

1:46 pm

Gadget

yikes

1:46 pm

lynxxx

bleccck!

1:46 pm

dessert

No, no they are beautiful!

1:46 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Feather--perhaps the toughest grid I have encountered here...or perhaps that was a hyperbole.

1:47 pm

Atalante

they are wonderful!

1:47 pm

Atalante

my favourite is _Jorunna funebris_

1:48 pm

lynxxx

I cannot believe you, anything that has slug in it is revolting

1:48 pm

Atalante

look at her pic, lynx!

1:48 pm

Scrabbler

I agree, Lynxxx--slimy creatures.

1:49 pm

Atalante

no, you don't agree Scrabs. they aren't slugs!

1:49 pm

lynxxx

oh no - that is even more disgusting! horrible!

1:49 pm

featherbee

we're home with an early dismissal due to the weather

1:50 pm

Scrabbler

Ooh, bad weather there Feather?

1:50 pm

Atalante

not horrid. they are gorgeous, colourful, beautiful

1:50 pm

featherbee

"wintry mix"

1:50 pm

lynxxx

Hi Feather

1:50 pm

Atalante

brb food!

1:50 pm

featherbee

with significant ice possible more south and east of me

1:50 pm

crosshair

ata,you talking bout those deep level sea slugs?

1:51 pm

crosshair

they ARE amazing!

1:51 pm

dessert

They are also highly medicinal.

1:51 pm

lynxxx

Cross - look at Dessert icon photo ( just make sure you are not eating)

1:52 pm

featherbee

oh cool dessert

1:52 pm

crosshair

yup..thems the ones;)

1:52 pm

crosshair

there are like 2 dozen varietys

1:53 pm

crosshair

lol dosent bother me lynn,at my childs birth,it happened so fast i was still chewing on my luch while catching the kid and the afterbirth;))

1:54 pm

crosshair

lunch even

1:55 pm

bichon

catching the afterbirth, that would make me lose my lunch

1:56 pm

crosshair

lol

1:57 pm

Scrabbler

The placenta is such a neat thing!

1:57 pm

crosshair

lol looked like a bunch of liver sheathed in a gray film

1:58 pm

bichon

Yes, and very healthy to eat. But not for me. Now my Bisky would love it

1:58 pm

crosshair

now that i recall,my kid looked like yoda:)

1:59 pm

crosshair

washed him off and it wasnt getting any better:) wanted to pop him back in to cook for another month or so:)

1:59 pm

bichon

Mine didn't look too cute for the first two years

1:59 pm

bichon

Was this a home birth crossy?

2:00 pm

crosshair

on the way to hospital birth:/

2:00 pm

crosshair

all over the seat of my truck:((

2:00 pm

Atalante

just normal sea slugs. they are around in most places, a lot on reefs though

2:01 pm

bichon

You're kidding. You did it all in the car? HOw heroic

2:01 pm

lynxxx

Wow, you can dine out on that for years Crossy

2:02 pm

crosshair

not really,just watched lots of tv..left the umbilical attached,wiped him off,put him on mommas chest,covered them both with a warm fuzzy blanket we kept on the seat and drove the last 2 blocks like a maniac

2:02 pm

bichon

Did you cut the cord or just leave everything as it was?

2:03 pm

crosshair

didnt cut the cord

2:03 pm

lynxxx

BBS getting some coffee

2:03 pm

Gadget

It would be even more heroic if it wasn't a car you delivered in, but a unicycle

2:03 pm

crosshair

they say not to in the field unless your clean and sterile and i was neither

2:04 pm

bichon

What did they say when you got there?

2:04 pm

bichon

Your son must love this story.

2:04 pm

grant

Is there an mi7, Santa Claus?

2:04 pm

harpjane

no grant, there's an error in lickety today

2:04 pm

crosshair

i drove the nose of my truck within 3 feet of the emerg entrance and stuck my head in and bellowed for a nurse or doctor

2:05 pm

harpjane

could someone get me started on the im's? i only have the religious leader

2:05 pm

grant

Thanks. Doesn't happen often.

2:05 pm

bichon

That's such a cool story.

2:06 pm

crosshair

took me days to get the truck clean:) boy was 7 pounds 7 oz after birth was 2 pounds:/

2:07 pm

bichon

Yikes, was this in a blizzard?

2:07 pm

crosshair

he is 14 now and wants a bigger allowance,but i tell him he still owes me a truck;)

2:07 pm

crosshair

feb 19th 94..had to be

2:08 pm

bichon

I guess every Feb. day in BC is a blizzard

2:08 pm

grant

im + zzzzzzzzzzzzzz\

2:08 pm

bichon

Crossy in just over a year you have the Winter O's are you going?

2:09 pm

crosshair

was just after mid night i remember that.things like that never happen on a day off,in good weather at 9 am after you just had brekkies

2:09 pm

crosshair

too much cost for tickets bichon

2:09 pm

bichon

grant, I have no idea what you are getting at

2:10 pm

bichon

I know crossy, is it in your neighborhood?

2:10 pm

Scrabbler

BBL--I need lunch.

2:10 pm

crosshair

i havent really been folling it bichon.what city?

2:10 pm

grant

about the in7?

2:11 pm

crosshair

k scrabbs,give bunnies a kiss for me:)

2:11 pm

bichon

okay grant, have the in7, but don't know what in + a bunch of z's mean

2:11 pm

grant

where you do it

2:11 pm

bichon

Crossy, it's in Vancouver. Are you near there?

2:11 pm

crosshair

biab ladies and gents semi poof

2:12 pm

grant

usually

2:12 pm

crosshair

lol bichon...3000 miles away...real poof

2:12 pm

bichon

OMG, I thought you were in BC. My bad

2:13 pm

grant

sleeping

2:14 pm

periwinkle

hello all, back to find 57 words

2:14 pm

bichon

inbed is not a word

2:14 pm

harpjane

in 5/16?

2:15 pm

grant

thought you were looking for im5

2:15 pm

mixi6

in5,16?

2:15 pm

harpjane

actually i just got it from you clue! thanks grant

2:15 pm

Hugabugs

Hi everyone... came to finish up

2:16 pm

mixi6

ni5,16? I can't type.

2:16 pm

lynxxx

in5.16 to suggest something

2:16 pm

grant

ni5 clouds

2:17 pm

lynxxx

ni5.16 Jack be ni**le, Jack be qu*ck

2:17 pm

Hugabugs

there are in5/16 x 2 - the other is the opposite end of the scale of ultra

2:17 pm

lynxxx

Hi Hugs

2:17 pm

Hugabugs

hi lyn

2:20 pm

Trifioso

hi all - back for an afternoon crack at it.

2:21 pm

lynxxx

hi Trif

2:21 pm

Trifioso

hi mynxxx

2:21 pm

Trifioso

lynxxx

2:21 pm

bichon

anyone have a clue for the fr 7?

2:22 pm

Pinikula

fr7 = hectic

2:22 pm

Trifioso

yes, I do bichon - how you feel when it's 11pm on christmas eve, and you haven't started shopping yet

2:22 pm

Pinikula

hi all

2:22 pm

Hugabugs

what you get when you rub 2 things together - think physics

2:22 pm

periwinkle

bichon, what people get doing last minute xmas shopping

2:22 pm

periwinkle

hi Pini and Trif

2:22 pm

Hugabugs

oops - ignore that

2:22 pm

sprite

ends in a nervous habit. :)
Hi and bye all, icon themes updated and ready for tomorrow.

2:23 pm

Trifioso

man, this grid is HARD. I did make it to just over halfway, so I am getting the list

2:23 pm

bichon

ty peri

2:23 pm

words

1st 3 letters of girl's name plus involuntary muscle movement

2:23 pm

lynxxx

hi Sprite

2:24 pm

periwinkle

yw

2:24 pm

Pinikula

hard is an understatement...I've only found 26 words so far!

2:25 pm

Hugabugs

Hi pini

2:25 pm

Trifioso

yes, I found that frustrating also. Usually I can get lots of words off a new grid, and then get stuck later....I do need the list to finish, as I always miss plurals and weird tiny words.

2:26 pm

Pinikula

hi hugs

2:27 pm

Pinikula

i think the grids are just getting harder and harder!

2:27 pm

KatieMcG

evening all

2:28 pm

lynxxx

hi Katie

2:29 pm

KatieMcG

how are you lynxxx

2:29 pm

Atalante

hi katie

2:29 pm

KatieMcG

hiya ata :-)

2:30 pm

lynxxx

Great thanks Katie, any news on the promo?

2:31 pm

periwinkle

37 left, bbs

2:31 pm

KatieMcG

Interview is next Wednesday, it is between 3 of us, and the presentation is on "what I will do in my first 90 days as an SRM". I'm feeling quite positive now :-)

2:32 pm

lynxxx

Go Katie!!

2:32 pm

KatieMcG

I thought it was a great question to be able to chose between us as it is very personal

2:34 pm

lynxxx

I finished the i's!

2:34 pm

Trifioso

i can't finish the a's!

2:34 pm

dizgrannie

how many words plz

2:34 pm

bichon

which ones do you need Trif

2:35 pm

lynxxx

129 hard one dizgran

2:35 pm

dizgrannie

ty

2:35 pm

Trifioso

bichon, the ac7 would be a welcome clue

2:36 pm

Atalante

the 3 a's I haven't got would be nice LOL

2:37 pm

Pinikula

phantom: acme

2:37 pm

bichon

part of a play is an ac* + to be clued and know about something is to be ****

2:37 pm

Atalante

and acne

2:37 pm

Pinikula

Where's Wyle E. Coyote when you need him???

2:37 pm

Trifioso

and fornicate!

2:38 pm

Atalante

and admiction. my fav phantom of the day

2:38 pm

bichon

did that help Trif

2:38 pm

Trifioso

yes, thank you! That's when this grid really chaps my

2:38 pm

Trifioso

*ss. Why would I know that word? Why would anyone?

2:38 pm

bichon

yw

2:39 pm

Pinikula

I'm guessing "smart" is not the answer to your clue, bichon! :(

2:41 pm

bichon

If someone gives you a hint they are **** the answer or to be **** a joke

2:42 pm

bichon

did that help?

2:43 pm

KatieMcG

thanks bichon, took me ages to get it :-)

2:43 pm

Pinikula

geez, i feel stupid right now...still don't get it... :( this is for the AC7, right?

2:43 pm

KatieMcG

stupid stupid word

2:43 pm

bichon

glad y'all got it

2:43 pm

Hugabugs

or to perform on stage + opp of out + opp of off

2:44 pm

lynxxx

bi5.14 when you throw rubbish in the trash, you bi* ** !

2:44 pm

Pinikula

OY!!!! that did it!

2:44 pm

Atalante

are there just 3 bi?

2:45 pm

Pinikula

4

2:45 pm

lynxxx

4 Ata

2:45 pm

Atalante

darn

2:45 pm

KatieMcG

double darn

2:46 pm

Atalante

so where's my other one LOL

2:46 pm

KatieMcG

I only have 2!!

2:46 pm

KatieMcG

I have never worked so hard for 29 words!

2:46 pm

greengeeny

i have two..the one just clued...and to bi** ones time

2:46 pm

Atalante

I've got bi4, bi5, bi4

2:47 pm

inge

bi words: 1. BI 4: bi** your ltime

2:47 pm

mixi6

9 a's to go

2:47 pm

Pinikula

bi 4 4 5 4

2:47 pm

inge

2nd bi: bi + opp of pa

2:47 pm

Atalante

tyty!

2:47 pm

inge

3rd bi: bi + ***ty gritty

2:47 pm

greengeeny

thanks

2:48 pm

greengeeny

got em all

2:48 pm

Pinikula

ooooh, got 'em all, too!

2:48 pm

KatieMcG

thank you inge

2:48 pm

inge

4th bi: bi + in the summer we fo te**ing

2:49 pm

Pinikula

(However, the only greyed tile I have - other than the 0/0 - is the lone T!)

2:49 pm

KatieMcG

one more than me pink :-)

2:49 pm

greengeeny

i got the rs and the lonely o

2:49 pm

greengeeny

and the t

2:49 pm

KatieMcG

I hate perfume ads at Christmas, what is the point!!

2:50 pm

Pinikula

* sniffle * now back to work...someone finish my grid while I'm gone...OK???

2:50 pm

Pinikula

have a great day all!!!

2:50 pm

inge

to 5: have a gin and to***

2:50 pm

lynxxx

sure Pini! bye

2:50 pm

KatieMcG

got that one straight away ;-)

2:51 pm

Atalante

me too LOL

2:51 pm

greengeeny

theres a 10???? holy cow...i cant get the 4's let alone a 10 letter word!!

2:51 pm

inge

ob 4: ob _+ two vowels

2:52 pm

greengeeny

no camino...is this puzzle american???

2:52 pm

inge

de 10 is what you get if you clikc on the question makr in front of any word in the list

2:52 pm

KatieMcG

Oh no I hadn't seen that green

2:53 pm

greengeeny

woo hoo...i got the 10!! thanks inge!

2:55 pm

Trifioso

it cant be that american - "afro" won't work....

2:55 pm

greengeeny

i know!!! i tried that one too!!!

2:55 pm

greengeeny

efia

2:56 pm

torgone

I'm not sure it's even English some times ..

2:56 pm

inge

do you have fo 4? put the a in front of it

2:57 pm

greengeeny

i know..some of these words I have never even heard of...

2:57 pm

greengeeny

great way to learn a foreign language and expand your vocabulary at the same time!!

2:58 pm

inge

that's what I said this morning at 7:30

2:58 pm

greengeeny

43 down...86 to go

2:58 pm

greengeeny

mition

2:59 pm

inge

green, change the t to an n

2:59 pm

torgone

Struggling ... to . . .get to . . . .half . . .way . .

2:59 pm

torgone

Must . . .keep . . . .going . .

2:59 pm

greengeeny

thanks inge!

2:59 pm

KatieMcG

I'm up to 50 but it is 9 pm so I had better go and get some dinner!

2:59 pm

torgone

Must . . keep . .talking like . . . Shatner . . .

3:00 pm

greengeeny

im sorry...i type in the chat, and then forget to go back to the other box

3:00 pm

KatieMcG

I should have got that one straight away after the day at work I have had!

3:00 pm

inge

when I use expert I make less such mistakes

3:01 pm

KatieMcG

I think my enter box is broken it keeps saying ".....does not exist in the puzzle"

3:01 pm

greengeeny

ha ha...

3:01 pm

inge

haha

3:01 pm

greengeeny

mine too! the game is fixed...loll

3:02 pm

inge

snap, greene

3:02 pm

greengeeny

u owe me a coke1!!!!

3:02 pm

greengeeny

tina

3:04 pm

inge

no more t, words. TRy d

3:04 pm

greengeeny

duh...lol

3:04 pm

greengeeny

i have 4 d words so far

3:06 pm

inge

there are 10. 3 x de, de 7 is the de***** in the budget

3:06 pm

greengeeny

5 now...slow and easy

3:06 pm

greengeeny

ooh...now I have 6!

3:06 pm

inge

4 x di, di 5 /12 is a coin

3:07 pm

inge

there are four de , sorry

3:07 pm

greengeeny

i dont know a 5 letter di word that is a coin...i dont think lol

3:08 pm

greengeeny

i have two de, two di, and two dr

3:08 pm

inge

2 x dr,

3:08 pm

inge

di 5 : di + ***row escape

3:09 pm

greengeeny

i take it back...i do know that word lol

3:10 pm

inge

de 5/18 means to put off to another time

3:10 pm

inge

de 4 is first four letters of the de10,

3:11 pm

greengeeny

got em...need one more d...i think it is a di

3:11 pm

KatieMcG

OMG I'm over half way and didn't know it. I'm going to the list right now (still need to get food though)

3:11 pm

inge

di 6/24 is di + ***o acid

3:11 pm

greengeeny

got di7, di5, di4

3:11 pm

Atalante

go go katie!!!

3:12 pm

greengeeny

yay!!1 no more d's ...thanks inge!

3:12 pm

inge

di 6 is missing , I just clued it

3:12 pm

greengeeny

i got it...thanks!

3:12 pm

hurshy

bother, does this grid have a lot of sciencey words?

3:13 pm

Atalante

perhaps I need a glass of wine for my last 6

3:13 pm

inge

I am waiting for my private students to arrive, When I suddenly disappear they are here!

3:13 pm

Atalante

yep, smurshy!

3:13 pm

inge

Ata, try a gin and to***

3:13 pm

hurshy

blech

3:14 pm

hurshy

is the rightmost N non-something? if so, what?

3:15 pm

inge

just add a vowel, Hursh

3:15 pm

hurshy

no, that's from the N next to it

3:16 pm

inge

Either direction works

3:16 pm

lynxxx

ni5.10 Hursh - not negative

3:16 pm

scribekd

Hursh-ni + 2000lbs.

3:16 pm

hurshy

ah thanks lynxxx

3:16 pm

hurshy

and scribe

3:17 pm

torgone

Whee . . . half way ..

3:18 pm

lynxxx

Whee .... finished .... ! must get going, things to do, people to see ....bye all

3:21 pm

Atalante

gosh! what a story: http://tinyurl.com/5arspg

3:21 pm

Trifioso

I have NEVER used morewords.com than I have on this grid. Geesh!

3:21 pm

KatieMcG

chicken nuggets and frozen chips for tea :-) nothing if not a good cook ;-)

3:22 pm

Atalante

wooohooo! yum though!

3:22 pm

Scrabbler

What a story, Ata!!

3:22 pm

hurshy

it is a very unpleasant grid indeed

3:22 pm

Scrabbler

I am back--41 to go.

3:23 pm

Scrabbler

How is everyone?

3:24 pm

Atalante

isn't it!

3:24 pm

hurshy

we are miserable sc

3:24 pm

hurshy

bc of the grid

3:24 pm

KatieMcG

very miserable

3:25 pm

Scrabbler

I have been teasing words out of the grid all day (I took the day off, but not because of the grid) and have been appreciative of clues.

3:26 pm

hurshy

i am doing well on the i words, surprisingly enough

3:26 pm

Dorens

hi all. this is vile, vile grid

3:27 pm

hurshy

i think mimbo needs to be added to enable.

3:27 pm

Atalante

nope, my last 6 don't exist

3:28 pm

hurshy

i saw mention of a de10 - is it related to anything shorter?

3:28 pm

Atalante

nope!

3:29 pm

hurshy

ooh i see it!

3:29 pm

Dorens

it begins with 4/8, but isn't related. how's that?

3:29 pm

hurshy

thanks ata

3:29 pm

hurshy

ah ty dorens, could easily have overlooked the 4

3:30 pm

hurshy

i have the 9, and i have in8 - what's the other 8?

3:30 pm

Atalante

ac

3:30 pm

Dorens

i am struggling just to get to the halfway mark

3:30 pm

hurshy

oh dear, that must be a chem word then

3:31 pm

Atalante

yep!

3:32 pm

torgone

Hmmm . .can't be actinium ..

3:32 pm

hurshy

does it start with ac5/12?

3:32 pm

Norma

Any clues for ma7 please ;o)

3:32 pm

inge

yep

3:32 pm

Atalante

yep!

3:32 pm

hurshy

dance the night away...

3:33 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Doren

3:33 pm

torgone

There's an ac8 as well as the ac7?

3:33 pm

hurshy

aHA!

3:33 pm

hurshy

yes, and i've got it

3:33 pm

Dorens

Hi scrabs

3:34 pm

Atalante

yep yep!

3:34 pm

Atalante

yep yep!

3:34 pm

torgone

:P

3:34 pm

inge

we sound like a bunch of yepping dogs

3:35 pm

rururocks

ac 6/21 please?

3:35 pm

hurshy

we are men of ac6. lies do not become us.

3:35 pm

inge

lights, camera , ac****

3:36 pm

rururocks

first ac 6/21 have the last one

3:36 pm

Trifioso

gotta poof - primo and his girlfriend need me.....

3:36 pm

Atalante

yep yep yep!

3:36 pm

hurshy

ah well you did not say that :)

3:37 pm

hurshy

aha, i found it

3:38 pm

inge

ac + opp. of out + Janu**ry,

3:38 pm

torgone

Wot's the 9 start with? ..

3:38 pm

hurshy

ac + reverse the indian princess

3:38 pm

hurshy

in9

3:38 pm

hurshy

think law & order

3:38 pm

Atalante

in

3:38 pm

rururocks

thank you inge.. firewords

3:38 pm

inge

yw

3:38 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Ruru!!

3:39 pm

rururocks

ugh what an ugly grid..

3:39 pm

rururocks

brutal...

3:39 pm

inge

bravo ruru

3:39 pm

rururocks

thank you for the clues

3:39 pm

Scrabbler

I am working on the M's now.

3:39 pm

torgone

Thanks ms. hurshy ..

3:39 pm

mixi6

an7,32?

3:40 pm

inge

an 7: adjective for an 5 before it

3:40 pm

mixi6

darn, don't have the 5 either.

3:41 pm

torgone

an5 = negatively charged atom ..

3:41 pm

Dorens

well, i have finally gotten past half way. and no way on earth i will find 63 more words out of this sucker!

3:41 pm

inge

think of the veggie that makes uyou cry

3:41 pm

mixi6

ty inge

3:42 pm

mixi6

very tough today. hope tomorrow is easier

3:43 pm

inge

mixi, are you in Charlotte

3:43 pm

torgone

Maybe the words will be in ia6/30 pentameter ..

3:43 pm

Atalante

are the 2 mi6 similar?

3:44 pm

inge

the first four letters are the same

3:44 pm

Atalante

ty

3:45 pm

inge

time to teach! BBL

3:46 pm

KatieMcG

Dinner ready, I'm going to eat and not come back, even with the list this is evil, see you all tomorrow

3:46 pm

Atalante

lol night katie!

3:47 pm

Scrabbler

I am looking for the 2 mi6s

3:47 pm

Scrabbler

AND the 2 mi5s

3:47 pm

torgone

Your faithful mi****s will help you ..

3:48 pm

Atalante

mi5 - someone who copies

3:48 pm

Atalante

mi6,6,5 - all have the same first four letter

3:48 pm

Scrabbler

I just found the 1st mi5--I thought is was merely a phantom, but it's there

3:49 pm

Scrabbler

I found the last mi6

3:50 pm

Scrabbler

M is done--phew.

3:51 pm

Atalante

5 left!

3:52 pm

Dorens

go ata,go

3:52 pm

mo

phew .... that was a stinker, so here to help if I can. Oh! and hi everyone.

3:55 pm

Dorens

just struggled to find the first mi4/6, and it's my granddaughter's middle name

3:55 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee for Mo!

3:55 pm

mo

ty Scrabbler.

3:55 pm

Dorens

hooray mo!

3:56 pm

Atalante

4!

3:56 pm

mo

ty too dorens.

3:56 pm

Scrabbler

Go Ata go!

3:56 pm

Atalante

no! 3!

3:56 pm

mo

you can do it Ata.

3:57 pm

Atalante

can't go to the list now!

3:58 pm

mo

you've done it without the list ... wow, thats great.

3:58 pm

Atalante

ok - a little bit of help pls. could someone tell me how many A6s there are?

3:58 pm

Scrabbler

Three A6's

3:59 pm

Atalante

no, just stubborn!

3:59 pm

Scrabbler

26 to go..in's are done

3:59 pm

Atalante

there's at least 5 LOL

3:59 pm

Dorens

scrabbler is on fire

4:00 pm

mo

I have 5 a6's.

4:00 pm

Scrabbler

Geez, sorry, I thought Ihad finished the A's but I have not...sorry!

4:00 pm

Scrabbler

I forgot that I started from the bottom of the clues list.

4:00 pm

Atalante

sorry scrabs!!

4:00 pm

Atalante

ty mo

4:00 pm

Scrabbler

I am working on the im's now.

4:00 pm

mo

yw.

4:01 pm

Scrabbler

Monkey is tired!!

4:01 pm

Atalante

i'm so glad I don't have to find another A6

4:01 pm

Dorens

this grid is the hardest on the monkeys than i've ever seen.

4:02 pm

mo

I think the am and an words are the worst.

4:02 pm

Atalante

2!

4:03 pm

Atalante

this is certainly one of the hardest grids I've done for *ages*

4:03 pm

mo

me too!!!

4:03 pm

Dorens

well, i'm thankful that lickety is here today, at least

4:03 pm

aebmusica

di6,please

4:03 pm

Atalante

2 F6?

4:04 pm

bubba218

di + the ex- dictator of uganda

4:04 pm

Dorens

fa 6/27

4:04 pm

Atalante

just 1? ty

4:05 pm

mo

f6 ... ... f + an5/10.

4:05 pm

aebmusica

ty,ty Bubba

4:05 pm

bubba218

fa6,27 a person who reads people magazine + charged particle

4:06 pm

Scrabbler

first im5?

4:06 pm

bubba218

im + what we sleep on

4:06 pm

mo

im5 ... im + where you sleep.

4:07 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Bubba. One I should have seen.

4:07 pm

Jellen

imbed

4:07 pm

Jellen

fanion

4:07 pm

Jellen

Ooops!!!!!

4:07 pm

Scrabbler

Go Jellen go!

4:07 pm

bubba218

Jellen, two good clues :-)

4:07 pm

mo

Jellen...

4:07 pm

Scrabbler

Where did poor Ata go?

4:07 pm

Atalante

great clues!!

4:08 pm

Atalante

I'm here!

4:08 pm

mo

have you finished Ata?

4:08 pm

Scrabbler

You have 1 to go, Ata?

4:08 pm

Jellen

I'm so embarrassed!

4:08 pm

mo

dont be Jellen ... it happens to us all!!!

4:09 pm

Scrabbler

We all do it, Jellen. And with this grid it is permitted because finding the remaining 127 is really hard!!

4:09 pm

Dorens

yay ata!

4:09 pm

Atalante

2 to go. an I6 and an F5

4:09 pm

Scrabbler

I need 2 F5s too

4:10 pm

Atalante

there's an old european currency

4:10 pm

mo

f5/16 ... fa + French refusal.

4:10 pm

Atalante

and "fan canon"

4:11 pm

Dorens

premature yay,

4:11 pm

bubba218

fi5,18 fi + the number 5 in spanish is ***qo

4:11 pm

Atalante

and another one?

4:11 pm

Atalante

tyty bubba!

4:12 pm

Atalante

1 left!

4:12 pm

mo

fi5/18 .. f+****g sugar.

4:12 pm

bubba218

in + you look up words in the ****ionary

4:12 pm

Atalante

and of course it's an i lol

4:12 pm

Dorens

(i read "great clues" "I'm here" as meaning I have attained fireworks, not having previously read that ata had appeared to have disappeared... should read chat more thoroughly)

4:13 pm

Atalante

hopefully nearly fireworks dorens!

4:13 pm

Scrabbler

TY for the F5s

4:13 pm

Dorens

certainly nearly fireworks ata

4:13 pm

bubba218

in + what you pay to ride a bus

4:14 pm

Atalante

TY bubba!

4:14 pm

Atalante

FIREBIRDS! WITHOUT THE LIST!!!!!!!!!!! (though with Bubba's help!)

4:14 pm

Dorens

yay ata!

4:14 pm

bubba218

WTG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ATA

4:14 pm

Jellen

Yay, Ata!!!!

4:14 pm

mo

congratulations Ata ... dont know how you did it without the list!!!!!

4:15 pm

Scrabbler

Yahooo Ata! Now you deserve a medal, a prize, a dessert...phew!!

4:15 pm

Dorens

oh no, now she'll really be smug!

4:15 pm

Atalante

because of help LOL. I think I got clues or saw clues for about 10 words

4:15 pm

Atalante

for once, I really *will* be smug!!

4:16 pm

Scrabbler

Deservedly smug today!

4:16 pm

DR1965

wtg ATA!!!

4:16 pm

DR1965

Hi everyone

4:16 pm

mo

still a great feat!!

4:16 pm

Jellen

Hi, DR!

4:16 pm

mo

hi DR.

4:16 pm

Scrabbler

Hi DR

4:16 pm

DR1965

Hi MO

4:16 pm

Dorens

hi dr

4:16 pm

Atalante

and that's the reason for perservering and being stubborn. it's a nightmare but you really do feel an accomplishmant!!!

4:16 pm

DR1965

Hi Jellen and SCrabs and Lurkers

4:17 pm

DR1965

and dorens and everyone else WHEW!

4:17 pm

DR1965

and dorens and everyone else WHEW!

4:17 pm

DR1965

oops hiccups

4:17 pm

Scrabbler

de7 please?

4:18 pm

Dorens

the most impressive accomplishment ata... this is honestly the toughtes grid i've done, and listless? wow. you may be smug for as long as you like

4:18 pm

DR1965

budget shortfall

4:18 pm

Atalante

de7 - your bank balance has a de7 when you have an overdraft

4:19 pm

bubba218

de7 what Miss Doolittle had to learn in 'my fair lady'

4:19 pm

Atalante

I think it's the toughest grid I've done as well. The huge grids are tough in a different way, but this really needed kicking for every word

4:19 pm

Scrabbler

TY for de7

4:19 pm

Scrabbler

14 to go

4:20 pm

mo

well I must go and get some shut-eye now.... see you all tomorrow. Goodnight and happy babbling.

4:20 pm

Scrabbler

Sleep well, Mo.

4:20 pm

Jellen

Bye, mo

4:20 pm

DR1965

gnight Mo

4:20 pm

Atalante

night mo!

4:21 pm

mo

bye all.

4:21 pm

bubba218

Sorry, just realized that what I wrote was for for di7

4:21 pm

mo

poof....

4:22 pm

Atalante

how are your bunbuns, Scrabs?

4:23 pm

Scrabbler

They are very sweet! Sebastian jumped on me this AM because he wanted his morning salad and I was trying to sleep in.

4:23 pm

periwinkle

hello all

4:23 pm

Jellen

Thanks, bubba, needed that!

4:23 pm

periwinkle

is there an mi7?

4:23 pm

Scrabbler

Is bi5 related to the 4 before it?

4:23 pm

bubba218

no mi7

4:23 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Peri.

4:24 pm

Atalante

awwwww! I'd love to meet a house bunny one day

4:24 pm

bubba218

no the bi5 is different

4:24 pm

Atalante

nope, scrabs

4:24 pm

periwinkle

lickety's list says there is an mi7 but I have all the 7's, very confusing on top of a difficult grid

4:24 pm

periwinkle

thanks

4:25 pm

Atalante

no mi7

4:25 pm

Scrabbler

Rabbits are smart and sociable critters and to cuddle them--well, it's like a stuffed animal came to life.

4:25 pm

Scrabbler

No mi7--Lickety's prpgram generated that word.

4:25 pm

DR1965

lickety has 130 words

4:25 pm

periwinkle

aww, Scrabs

4:25 pm

periwinkle

do you need a lot of space to have a house bunny, I live in an apt

4:25 pm

periwinkle

ok, thanks DR

4:25 pm

periwinkle

and Scrbs

4:25 pm

DR1965

np Peri

4:26 pm

periwinkle

*Scrabs*

4:26 pm

Atalante

I'd love to meet one. I wanna cuddle one!

4:26 pm

Scrabbler

A room would do, Peri, or a large cage and then time to be loose and supervised.

4:26 pm

periwinkle

hmm, only live in a one bedroom apt and already have a large cat

4:26 pm

periwinkle

I would too, Ata

4:27 pm

periwinkle

5 left

4:27 pm

torgone

My kids have 2 Guinea pigs .. That's enough livestock for me ..

4:27 pm

Scrabbler

Hm, cat might want rabbit for lunch OR they could be buddies. My friend's bunny hangs out with the cats and seems to think it is a cat--they all groom eachother.

4:28 pm

Scrabbler

I have never had a GP yet, but have considered it.

4:28 pm

periwinkle

I have considered a guinea pig as well

4:28 pm

periwinkle

or even a hamster

4:28 pm

Atalante

guinea pigs are lovely

4:29 pm

Scrabbler

5 to go

4:29 pm

periwinkle

we are tied Scrabs

4:29 pm

torgone

They go "Squeee" whenever I open the veg drawer or chop celery ..

4:29 pm

Scrabbler

Hamsters are VERY cute but have short life spans. My vet calls them tumor factories. I have about 2 dozen buried in my pet cemetery.

4:30 pm

Atalante

mine used to too!

4:30 pm

Scrabbler

What are their names, torgone?

4:30 pm

periwinkle

oooh, Scrabs

4:30 pm

torgone

Lucy & Reba ..

4:31 pm

Scrabbler

3 to go--monkey deserves a special dinner tonight!

4:31 pm

Scrabbler

Cute, torgone!

4:31 pm

Scrabbler

2 left--arrrgh

4:32 pm

Atalante

GO GO GO SCRABS!!

4:32 pm

Scrabbler

Uno, uno, uno alert!

4:33 pm

Jellen

Go Scrabbler!!!

4:33 pm

Dorens

go, scrabbler, go!!!

4:33 pm

periwinkle

Fireworks

4:33 pm

Scrabbler

I cannot ask for a clue for my last word, that is my rule.

4:33 pm

Jellen

Yay, peri!!!!

4:33 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Peri!!

4:33 pm

periwinkle

thanks

4:33 pm

Atalante

lol what is it?

4:34 pm

Atalante

*won't give clue*

4:34 pm

periwinkle

torgone, do you recommend guinea pigs as pets

4:34 pm

Dorens

yay peri

4:34 pm

Scrabbler

an6/18--please do not clue

4:34 pm

periwinkle

what does it start with Scrabs

4:34 pm

Atalante

yay peri!

4:34 pm

periwinkle

it is a word you know Scrabs

4:35 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Peri

4:35 pm

Atalante

won't clue!

4:35 pm

periwinkle

won't clue, don

4:35 pm

periwinkle

won't clue, don't ask me :-)

4:36 pm

periwinkle

unless you are desperate

4:36 pm

periwinkle

can I give a wee clue

4:36 pm

Atalante

but it's a real word, so you have hope!

4:36 pm

Dorens

she won't be desperate. she will get that for sure1

4:36 pm

Jellen

You can get it Scrabbler, I did!

4:39 pm

Scrabbler

In case you are wondering my progress: ggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

4:39 pm

Atalante

it'svery twisty

4:39 pm

Scrabbler

I did it! I had holy thoughts!

4:40 pm

Dorens

well, between your religion and your profession, you do know this word (and that isn't a clue, is it?)

4:40 pm

periwinkle

waiting patiently for Scrabs to find her last word

4:40 pm

Jellen

Yayyyyyy, Scrabbler!!!!

4:40 pm

periwinkle

YAY for Scrabs!!!!

4:40 pm

Dorens

ah!! glad you got it before my non-clue!YAY YAY! SCRABS!!

4:40 pm

Scrabbler

Man, this grid bites!

4:40 pm

Atalante

woohooooo! yay scrabs!!!

4:41 pm

periwinkle

ok, bye friends, see you all tomorrow

4:41 pm

Dorens

bye peri

4:41 pm

Jellen

Bye, peri!

4:42 pm

Atalante

glad you got there!!

4:42 pm

Scrabbler

Bye all. I need to give the bunnies their evening salads.

4:43 pm

Dorens

bye scrabs

4:43 pm

Atalante

night night bunbuns!

4:44 pm

Dorens

down to 11 here and pulling teeth

4:44 pm

Atalante

go go dorens!

4:45 pm

Jellen

29 left here...

4:45 pm

Dorens

go jellen

4:46 pm

Jellen

28 now!

4:46 pm

kristinc

hey kids! I nominate this grid for the worst EVER! :) (beside that though, having a great day)

4:46 pm

Jellen

Hi, kristin!

4:46 pm

kristinc

hey jellen...go go!

4:50 pm

Dorens

hi kristin. i think it is unanimous

4:51 pm

kristinc

good Dorens (well at least I'm in good company)

4:53 pm

Dorens

down to 5

4:54 pm

Jellen

Tim's come over to help so I don't pull my hair out!

4:54 pm

Jellen

I'll pull his out instead!

4:55 pm

Dorens

tha

4:55 pm

Atalante

GO GO DORENS!

4:55 pm

Dorens

that's sweet jellen. can youpull some of his out for me as well? Ken is in Florida right now so I can't pull his

4:57 pm

Jellen

Will do, Dorens! Although he's just got a beard....

4:57 pm

kristinc

heck! with these words, I could have Zach come over and pound on the keyboard and he'd proably find more than me! :)

4:57 pm

Dorens

i give up. have to ask for a clue... ac8 please

4:58 pm

Dorens

oh no, jellen, leave the beard.. i love beards.. 3 left, don't need to pull hair

4:58 pm

Jellen

ac8 = perform + not out + I've got an ***a (thought)

4:58 pm

Dorens

thanks!

4:58 pm

kristinc

ac8-same first 5 as the ac5/12 above it plus a poison/chemical ending (cyan***)

5:01 pm

Dorens

one

5:03 pm

Atalante

go go go!

5:04 pm

Dorens

in 7/36 -- is it a real word or monkey action?

5:04 pm

Atalante

monkey

5:04 pm

Jellen

I monkeyed it...

5:04 pm

Atalante

the first 5 letters are the same as the word after it

5:04 pm

Dorens

got it! thanks ata!

5:05 pm

Dorens

and jellen

5:05 pm

Jellen

Yay, Dorens!!!!

5:06 pm

Dorens

what a stinker!

5:06 pm

Atalante

wohoooooo!!

5:06 pm

Atalante

ok, I'm off to bed! night all!

5:06 pm

Dorens

night ata! don't ever let them make fun of you for being smug again

5:06 pm

Jellen

G'night, Ata. Sleep sweetly!

5:07 pm

kristinc

oops phone call
goodnight Ata and congrats Dorens!

5:08 pm

Dorens

ty kristin. anyone need clues?

5:09 pm

kristinc

okay, this is lame...I have monkeyed the stupid be4 (well all the be's but I thought that could me started) for about 10 minutes now. What the heck? Can you help?

5:09 pm

jackpot

yeahh

5:10 pm

Dorens

be + indian religion hin**

5:10 pm

kristinc

oh bother! thanks :)

5:10 pm

jackpot

timy

5:11 pm

Jellen

10 left...

5:11 pm

Dorens

go go jellen!

5:11 pm

kristinc

go jellen go!

5:11 pm

Jellen

Tim abandoned me...

5:11 pm

Uneaixoise

whew, just got back from my mom's, about 80 mi. from here--torrential rain all the way up and back, just now turning to snow . . .

5:11 pm

Dorens

he couldn't stand the anguish?

5:12 pm

kristinc

okay, well how about help with the be6 then please?

5:12 pm

Kazozz

hi all! Is it just me or is this a mean grid lol?

5:12 pm

Dorens

you have it too une? we have had rain all day and supposed to turn to stnow

5:12 pm

kristinc

wow! glad you're back safely une :)

5:12 pm

Dorens

kazozz we all agree.. the meanest ever

5:12 pm

Jellen

Hi, Une and Kazozz!

5:12 pm

Kazozz

oh thank goodness!

5:12 pm

Dorens

i'm driving up to cambridge tomorrow after school, and it's supposed to be snowing then too

5:13 pm

Jellen

be6= not after

5:13 pm

Uneaixoise

thank goodness I left a bit early -- temps dropping and snow sticking

5:13 pm

kristinc

I'm placing it in the grid Hall of Shame kaz!

5:13 pm

Kazozz

thought I'd have loads of time today to do 129 words...not true lol

5:13 pm

Kazozz

lol kristin

5:13 pm

Uneaixoise

don't enjoy driving in torrential rain in near-dark! LOL

5:13 pm

Jellen

am 5/14, the first, please?

5:13 pm

Dorens

i've done grids twice the size in less time

5:14 pm

kristinc

oh you've got to be kidding (see this grid is making me loose mental skills). Thanks for the be6 :)

5:14 pm

Uneaixoise

am5 italian friends?

5:14 pm

Dorens

understood une... am biting my fingernails and girding my loins, cause my ride will be in the dark and i hate that

5:14 pm

Uneaixoise

good luck, dorens!

5:14 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Une!

5:15 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

5:15 pm

Dorens

thanks. will be on doing the grid late tomorrow night.. won't be in until 7 or 8 (without bad traffic) and have to spend time with the kids for a while.

5:15 pm

Jellen

in 5/16?

5:15 pm

Dorens

you can guess my clue jell

5:16 pm

Dorens

or, dante's in***no

5:16 pm

Jellen

Oh, sorry, need the second!

5:16 pm

Dorens

in***red light

5:16 pm

Jellen

Thanks, Dorens!

5:17 pm

Dorens

uw

5:17 pm

Dorens

or maybe Yw?

5:17 pm

Jellen

in 5/10 after the hairy-nosed dolphin?

5:17 pm

Dorens

add your mother

5:18 pm

Dorens

or maybe my mother

5:19 pm

torgone

To what?

5:19 pm

Dorens

oh sorry. ws looking elswhere..... ending like the common vegetable

5:19 pm

Jellen

Thanks, needed that too.

5:19 pm

Dorens

(was looking at the last in4 word by mistake and giving the in6)

5:19 pm

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